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To: Jack Hydrazine

Today’s featherweight, tiny (but fuel sipping) cars mean more risks to an untethered passenger in a crash than did the old hunks of Detroit steel (specially in the back seat with a generous hunk of front bench seat upholstery to catch you). I do not know why automobile manufacturers don’t come up with some kind of integrated kiddy-seat system that can be swapped out for the “normal” seats.


7 posted on 03/23/2011 9:18:23 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
Today’s featherweight, tiny (but fuel sipping) cars mean more risks to an untethered passenger in a crash than did the old hunks of Detroit steel

I disagree. Detroit steel was meant to stay intact in a crash, even if the driver was turned into plasma. Today's safety enhancements are saving lives. Airbags, ABS, and crumple zones (reducing crash energy) work. I am an airbag survivor.I was bruised and shaken. Both the police officers on scene and colleagues from work (physicists) upon examination of my car said I was lucky to be alive.

13 posted on 03/23/2011 9:36:07 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
I do not know why automobile manufacturers don’t come up with some kind of integrated kiddy-seat system that can be swapped out for the “normal” seats.

SSSSSSHHHH!

You'll give our rulers ideas .

60 posted on 03/25/2011 4:44:49 PM PDT by elkfersupper (Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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