Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:34:50 +0000
From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com>
Subject: Re: UK Saabers only
Al wrote:
> In fairness though Grunff I'd probably be equally dead in my C900 or
> any other vehicle going 70mph into a barrier, but I suppose in the
> Smart car it might be easier to shovel my remains into a body bag!
The point really was that the structural integrity of the car held up
quite well. If the cage survived that crash at 70mph, you should be able
to walk away from a similar crash at 50mph (don't forget that kinetic
energy goes up with the square of the velocity).
--
Grunff
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