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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor
Well no tiny car is going to hold its ground against an Excursion, or Expedition, Of a Dog Ram 1 ton..............simple rule of physics and mass. And the Crash ratings are agains a brick wall, not an item that outweights you 3 to one at least coming at you at the same speed you are traveliing .
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Well that's the NHTSA crash tests. I was referring to those by the Insurance Institute folks. They actually move the object you're going to crash into at a certain speed just as the car that it being crashed into it is moving as well.
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