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Re:Head-On Crash: 2009 Chevrolet Malibu vs. 1959 Bel Air (2009) by ununoctium87 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:51PM (#32846049)
Most common type of collision IIRC
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Re:Head-On Crash: 2009 Chevrolet Malibu vs. 1959 Bel Air (2009) by csixty4 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:55PM (#32846073)
It also distributes stress between the "safety cage" around the passengers and the structures on the side of the car. Modern cars respond pretty well to a perfect head-on collision but things get messy with an offset crash.
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