Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site ucbvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!ucbcad!ucbvax!wildbill From: wildbill@ucbvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Small cars Message-ID: <322@ucbvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Jun-83 07:09:40 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.322 Posted: Sat Jun 18 07:09:40 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Jun-83 01:47:40 EDT Organization: U. C. Berkeley Computer Science Lines: 15 Fiberglass small cars folding up, huh? Ever taken a good look at a Formula I or Indianapolis-type racing machine? Those things run into concrete walls at 200+ MPH, and (most of) the drivers make it through in pretty good shape. (The ones that don't usually burn to death.) Guess what they're made of... FIBERGLASS, plus a nice strong framework around the driver. Most well-built (I realize this excludes most American) are built along similar lines-- deformable stuff on the outside, and a sturdy cage for the passengers. Me, I'll take my small, good-handling car which I can maneuver out of trouble over a tank in which all you can do is crash any day. Of course, it's best policy to avoid getting in trouble in the first place. BTW, another good reason for the proportionately much higher survival factor of drivers during auto races is their restraint systems. A 60-MPH projectile stands an extremely good chance of sudden death upon ejection from a car seat.