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From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Small Cars in Collisions
Message-ID: <6680@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 21-Apr-84 12:59:23 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr 21 12:59:23 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Apr-84 09:15:11 EST
Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept.
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A recent netter said something like "You won't catch me driving one of those
small, unsafe foreign cars, or those flimsy American cars."  He went on   to
imply that large cars (such as his trans Am) Are much safer.

If this is true, then why in the April issue of Consumer Reports   does   it
rate several Small and compact cars as being better than any of  the   large
cars that were tested for crash protection?

Also, smaller, lighter weight cars handle better and stop quicker than their
larger competiters, which makes avoidance of an accident  much  easier   and
more probable.  I would rather avoid an accident altogether, no matter   how
"big and safe" a casr I was driving.

                          Dennis


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