this post was submitted on 15 May 2024
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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] MelodiousFunk 49 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Only weak pansy cars have crumple zones. Back in my day, the cars were built stronger. You could run over a cat and barely feel it. Head on collision? I could drive away from those, provided the engine block didn't end up in the passenger space. These modern cars just give up and die, and the mandatory seat belts just trap you inside instead of being safely thrown clear of the vehicle. AMERICAN STEEL! LEADED GASOLINE! I YEARN FOR THE GOOD OL DAYS!

[–] sudo42@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

“Seat belts in cars? Nah, they just hosed out the interior and sold it to someone else!” — Jay Leno about cars in the old days

[–] Aganim@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

"Kill the meat, save the metal!"

[–] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

Crumple zones absorb energy of a collision. Our new detachable body panels disperse it. Damn the pedestrians.

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[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

The number of times I've actually seen that justification for not wearing a seatbelt...