On Wednesday, January 16, 2002, at 12:30 , G. Matthew Bulley wrote:
>
> e.g.: crash your van at 45mph into the back of a stationary Chevy
> Impala, and you will probably be okay, or just loose your lower legs.

if that...and i can think if i drove an impala into an impala i might be
impalaed onto the steering column or have the engine largely grafted to
my body.

> e.g #2: Crash your van into the back of a large delivery truck, and the
> hardened part of the Vanagon will under-run the hardened part of the
> truck, and you better have your life insurance paid up..

but this is no different than if you were driving a volvo...  at least
with the van crash your body would still be largely in one piece,
whereas with a lower vehicle you get the jayne mansfield effect.

>
>> From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,
>

from laid-back, surfable santa cruz, ca *g*

bill
'87 syncro westfalia
santa cruz, ca