crashworthyness

[ckrug7380 at comcast.net]

Some good points have been made about small cars vs. large cars in collisions.    That being said, I'll still take the smaller car.   Why?  I have been in several situations where i was in a small, nimble car, and was able to AVOID the accident by steering around, going between, accelerating out of the way, or stopping before i got to the other vehicle.  Small cars turn quicker, stop faster, and fit in smaller places.   I felt much safer in my old MGB or 4000 than I do in a 3 ton truck.    The best way to survive an accident is to avoid it.  There's not much avoiding anything when you have that much mass lumbering down the road.

Calvin K