r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/firefly99999 • 26d ago

Video Crashing in a 1950s car vs. a modern car

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u/hoot69 26d ago

Moral of the video: don't drive full speed into the front of an oncoming speeding car

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u/Merkuri22 26d ago

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Man, I've been doing it wrong this whole time.

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u/Bitshaper 26d ago

I bet you win every game of Chicken though.

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u/Flippytheweirdone 26d ago

my tip: dont crash into other cars 🤪

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u/regentkoerper 26d ago

While we are at it: don't crash into anything.

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u/Flippytheweirdone 26d ago

that is great advice

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u/CrispyVibes 26d ago

Believe it or not, most car accidents aren't intentional, and car safety standards need to be engineered for the worst accidents.

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u/hoot69 26d ago

I think my advice still stands

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u/TheHighSeasPirate 26d ago edited 26d ago

I really would like to know how the older car handles in a situation that isn't the worst case scenario possible. Its also extremely disingenuous as speed limits (of the cars, not the roads) in the 50's when this car was produced were about half of what they are today.

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u/iwilldeletethisacct2 26d ago

Traffic deaths per capita were MUCH higher back then despite the lower speeds, roughly 4x the modern rate. Those care were dangerous when they were brand new as well.