Fuel Economy And Safety Impossible?
I wonder would you trade your life and limb just to save a few dollars? It is not that simple. While in my last post, I mentioned that older cars tend to be less save due to modern cars having better metals and are better built for safety, small cars are relatively less safe compared to larger cars.
Watch the video until the end and you can see what I mean. Even though a small car can have the same safety rating as a larger car, the fact is that a larger heavier car will push a lighter car. This result in greater deceleration force for the occupants.
Even though air bags and safety belts can restrain a person, in a car crash, your organs can hit the harder bony parts like rib cage causing injuries if the deceleration forces are too high. That’s why Formula 1 driver gets hurt and bump their heads on the steering wheel even though the seat belts are tighten. The G forces can stretch the belts until the driver hits the steering wheel.
Does this mean you can’t have a small, safe fuel economical car? I think the way forward is to make all cars lighter for fuel economy as well as incorporate other technology to conserve fuel.
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