I didn't buy an RV

ghostrider421 wrote:

westernrvparkowner wrote:

Solid, rigid construction was proven years ago to offer inferior protection in accidents, hence why modern automobiles are engineered to dissapate energy thru crumple zones and the like. Your basic RV full of plastic, luan panels, aluminum and other lightweight materials is much safer in a collision than your grandfather's solid steel Cadillac Coupe DeVille.

Believe me when I say you're just full of yourself in that statement. Kevin Hart just was in an accident in a 70s Plymouth 'Cuda and walked away from it. Had he been in a new vehicle they'd be picking him up with a stick and a spoon. That old Plymouth had steel in it - it wouldn't crumble like todays vehicle with airbags. He wouldn't have had the engine sitting in his lap either!

I'll take an old CDV or a schoolie any day of the week. You never see schoolies completely wrecked because they are still building them the same way as 50 yrs ago - with steel.

Hart suffered multiple back fractures and just had surgery. The driver of the car is hospitalized with what is called "serious injuries". Not a great testament to the safety of a 1970 Barracuda. It is an undeniable FACT that today's automobiles are safer in accidents. In 1970 there were 4.71 fatalities per 100 million miles traveled. In 2017 (last year of data) that figure was down to 1.16 fatalities per 100 million miles driven making it 4 times safer to drive today than it was 47 years ago. Those numbers are FACTS, not baseless opinions.