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Comment by hbarka

8 hours ago

Today’s cars are safer because of the crumple zones. We romanticize the older cars but their rigidity also caused impact force to be absorbed by occupants.

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wkjagt  6 hours ago

You're right that today's cars are safer, but the Volvo 240 does have crumple zones. It was considered the safest car of its time actually

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