Re: Kyoto, Driving our car

Michael Lorrey (retroman@together.net)
Sun, 14 Dec 1997 04:42:41 -0500


Warrl kyree Tale'sedrin wrote:
> In a
> medium-speed collision between a Mercedes and a dump truck, we can
> expect the Mercedes to be totalled and the dump truck to have a few
> scratches; and we can expect the Mercedes occupants, uninjured, to
> administer first aid to the dump truck driver.
>

Typically because a vehicle like a Mercedes has passive restraints like
airbags, while the dumptruck usually does not, but would be irrelevant
in any case because you typically don't see a dumptruck driver wearing a
seatbelt.

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