logoalt Hacker News

hbarkayesterday at 9:07 PM1 replyview on HN

Today’s cars are safer because of the crumple zones. We romanticize the older cars but their rigidity also caused impact force to be absorbed by occupants.


Replies

wkjagtyesterday at 10:43 PM

You're right that today's cars are safer, but the Volvo 240 does have crumple zones. It was considered the safest car of its time actually