“People don’t have to worry about paying for crash repair over 30 mph because they’ll be dead.”
Yup that’s right dead! Years ago, while driving my 1976 Olds 98, I was hit headon by a drunk driver who stole the Nissan he was driving. After the ambulance paramedics and EMT’s literally scraped him out of the midsize Nissan,they ran around looking for the driver of the other car. Obviously they expected the other driver to be laying somewhere injured. I stood and waved at them. That tank of a car saved my life!!
Fast forward to the Tomorrowland of the “greenies” and all these mini cars are on the roads of America. Unless suddenly all trucks, busses, and other regular vehicles are removed from the roads, the paramedics and EMT’s will be out of jobs. Morticians will have a boom in business. I for one will not put myself or my family in a tin can.
My daughter, in a prior reply, forgot one detail. When I arrived at the scene and saw what was left of the Nissan, I nearly fainted in fear. As she ran crying from the house 30 feet from the road, the tow truck pulled the Nissan from under the Olds.
I couldn’t believe what I saw, and got into the car and started it to pull it OFF the road to clear what was merely a 2 lane road. A cop ran over to stop me, until I pointed out that the ONLY damage to the front of the OLDS was the driver’s edge of the massive front bumper was bent DOWNWARD about three inches. He was, he said, NOT surprised.
I now drive (still) an OLDS station wagon, in safety, comfort and survivability. My gas costs per month is somewhat less than 15 minutes in the hospital costs.