<VV> Not worried

[Lonny Clark]

More important even than the weight is the modern designs where safety is a
primary consideration.

Check the 2009 versus 1959 Impala crash test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck

Pay attention to how the car collapsed around the driver in the '59, but
not in the newer vehicle. And that '59 impala weighs a lot more than any
Corvair. The Corvair has the trunk as a crumple zone and unibody
construction, but those are really the only advantages it has over older
designs.


Lonny Clark


On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:21 AM Joel McGregor via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Are you only planning to get hit by a Smart car?  They are around 500lbs
> lighter but most vehicles on the road are much heavier than a Corvair.  A
> Toyota Prius weighs 5-700lbs more.  Ford Focus? 3055lbs.
> Physics do dictate that a heavier vehicle will tend to come out ahead in a
> crash.
>
> Joel McGregor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VirtualVairs On Behalf Of Richard via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 9:40 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Not worried
>
> I'll still drive my Monza because it is heavier and more solidly built
> than most of today's cars.  I have the typical American driver attitude.
> If we crash, I'm bigger and heavier and you'll get hurt before I will.
>
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