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		randallsquared on Sept 30, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Head-On Crash Test of 2009 and 1959 Cars (video) Mostly among the 40 and up crowd, I think. I'm not sure I know anyone younger than me who believed that (I'm 36).

83457 on Sept 30, 2009 [–]

I'm 28 and my primary inclination was to think that newer vehicles crumple while older cars do not, leading to more internal injuries for passengers of older vehicles and more vehicle damage of newer vehicles. However it appears that the older vehicles lose on both fronts.

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