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You can't have a Down Under burnout without this gem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkNzL9PR ... re=related

(Scattershields are good, m'kay?)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TIdQFnUvCA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naoHQ-ECjQc
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As Artie Johnson the German soldier on Laugh-in used to say, "Vary Interessting". :?
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I'm still trying to get over the trashing of one fine '59... :cry:
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I was just watching the offset crach test for the 59 Impala. That really shocked me. I'd like to see it with a 73 Impala.

While on the offset crash test subject I saw this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he6TL15p ... re=related

which should be manadatory viewing for anyone who wants tb buy a "Smart" car.
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I think the smart faired better than the '59 did...

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One version that circulated at work reported that the crash test dummy in the Malibu suffered a minor knee injury while the dummy in the '59 was an instant death. I used to feel pretty safe in some of my big old steel cars, but clearly technology wins.
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I want to see a crash test with something real. It is highly unlikely that you are going to crash into a 59 chevy, but very likely that you will run into a deer, or if in Alaska, a moose. Show us reality!!
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Closest thing I can think of:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYyZXh9vCLU

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Post by ttamrettus »

There are plenty of deer vs car videos on youtube (kinda sad, so I won't post any). There was also one of a motorcycle vs what I think was a rabbit (both lost) and a deer vs a motorcycle (deer lost, motorcycle drove off).
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We had a motorcyclist hit a bear up here - no video though.
I have a video that plays in my head of a deer flashing in front of my friend's jeep on a West Virginia highway at 70 mph only to get halfway in front of the pickup in the lane next to us. The back half of the deer spun underneath the rear wheel of the jeep. I wish I could download that technicolor video.
Moose - very bad - no close calls yet
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GMJohnny wrote:I want to see a crash test with something real.
The IIHS does the offset crash because it simulates one of the worst kind of accidents that happen - at least one where good engineering/technology can help reduce/prevent injuries. I guarantee there are more offset crashes than bear crashes, and there are more injuries from offset crashes than hitting a deer or live animal.

The 59 Chevy crash is the most "promotional" video I have seen from IIHS. Usually they stick to the basics. But it does show one of the many ways a late model is better than the older car.
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The most fun roads locally follow rivers. Twisty, curvy, and hilly. The truckers like to fly through at 60mph (posted 45-55) and deer kind of hang out near rivers. It's not uncommon to see half a deer, then 1/8mi up the road, the other half. (Blech)

Thinking about things like that make me reconsider my desire for a motorcycle. Deer get swatted by trucks, do good damage to cars, but it's gotta HURT a motorcycle (rider).
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It was already moving as he walked away...
How observant. Duh.
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