• paul@lemmy.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    17 hours ago

    Turning a corner was like opening a submarine hatch. The brakes locked up causing more accidents and deaths. The suspension allowed the cars to roll easier. And if you were hit by one of them, you had a much higher chance of severe injury or death due to the lack of crumple zone.

    People really need to stop looking for solutions to modern problems by looking to the past at the things that were the reason we ended up with the modern problems.

    • rapchee@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      12 hours ago

      you’re thinking 60s maybe, 90s cars had servos, crumple zones, even abs and tcs. maybe not the bottom tier ones, but it was def available
      i was skimming the wiki page for crumple zone and they had simulations for the '86 vw polo
      you’re prolly right on the fuel efficiency though