Dave Terrick wrote:
> That said, I would NEVER want to be in a side impact in these cars
Some of the later LBCs have side impact beams, my 75 Midget does
for example. Not that I'd WANT to be in a side impact, but it's
better than it could be.
> but so
> many of those crashes can be avoided by defensive driving, which IMHO is far
> more valuable than air bags, side impact bars, et al.
Neither of which is as effective as both.
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