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From: 2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (henning)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Small cars in collisions
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Date: Thu, 19-Apr-84 16:46:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 19 16:46:00 1984
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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh

The federal government publishes data on the fatality rate of
each make of car.  This is a measure of the number of fatalities
per car on the road each year.  The highest fatality rate by far
is the small Japanese car.  It is much higher than the comparable
American and European cars.  The lowest fatality rate is the
Cadillac and Lincoln type American cars and the Volvo, and
Audi class cars of Europe.
The fatality rate decreases as the weight of the car increases except
for the small Japanese cars which are much worse and the medium size
European cars which are much better.
One factor this includes is the type of person which buys a particular
model of car.  As an example the Olds Cutlas ranked better than
other GM cars which should be the same.  Olds drivers must be better
or stay at home more.