>http://www.251.org/volvocrash.html
>
>because of the van's height it jumped the hood of the volvo. if it hit
>another van or truck or SUV , you'd probably be dead...
>
>chris

 From what I can see in the images, the VW did NOT jump the Volvo's
hood. The van's front wheels do not leave the ground, as can be seen
by checking the relative positions of the front tires with the bottom
of the film frames (fixed camera). Its rear wheels do, but that's not
the point.

In the second image in the strip it can be seen that the Volvo has
collapsed, with the cabin dipping more strongly toward the front than
nosedive due to compressed suspension could possibly account for.

Look at the image of the Volvo afterward... the front is crushed
RIGHT back to the windshield and beyond. The Volvo's famed "safety"
cell has failed utterly.

The Volvo 745/760 was regarded as the safest car in the world when it
was in production...

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Andrew Grebneff
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