Are our Slants "Unsafe"?

roadrunnerh said

Umm........ Many, many, many, many more drivers today WEAR A SEATBELT. In fact, a lot of places have seatbelt laws.
Fewer fatalities just because of the cars? Or because of more people being belted in? ......Kinda blows up your argument.

I don't buy into the argument that ALL newer cars are safer than ALL older cars...

Example: a driver in the proper seated position wearing a seatbelt -
1974 Imperial vs 1998 Neon - a rollover accident, I would rather be in the Imperial.

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Never said 'all'- statement was a generalization, just like the overall figures given in fatalities per miles driven. 30 MPH offset frontal crash, I would rather be it a '69 Newport as opposed to a '92 Metro. No sh@t. But my '69 Valiant versus my '99 Regal in the same crash? Buick, everytime.
That is not to say I feel unsafe in my old Valiant or Gran Fury, I don't. But knowledge, safety, et al does move forward and IN GENERAL the cars of today are more survivable in collisions.