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Originally Posted by Formula413
Man, I'm glad we get seat belts and crash bars nowadays.
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By "crash bars", you're referring to "crumple zones"?
You're absolutely right that cars are much safer. I always thought cars in the 30's were heavy, slow and fairly safe due to the low speed. But when I checked, it looks like fatalities peaked in the 30's. The mid to late 60's were a close second.
The chart is from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...n_U.S._by_year