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minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoThose older cars with the huge windows and great visibility handled rollover accidents by crushing the heads and necks of everyone inside. At some point we decided the passenger cabin shouldn’t be the primary crumple zone, so you can’t make cars like that anymore.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoAlso, it probably has a top speed in the neighborhood of 30mph.
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoYou wouldn’t want to go 30 in that thing. You’d feel like you’re in a rock tumbler.
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThe low speed may have been that car’s only safety feature.
Those older cars with the huge windows and great visibility handled rollover accidents by crushing the heads and necks of everyone inside.
At some point we decided the passenger cabin shouldn’t be the primary crumple zone, so you can’t make cars like that anymore.
Also, it probably has a top speed in the neighborhood of 30mph.
You wouldn’t want to go 30 in that thing. You’d feel like you’re in a rock tumbler.
The low speed may have been that car’s only safety feature.