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Are You Safer In The Older Heavy Cars or Newer Lightweight Cars?

September 16, 2011 by admin 2 Comments


They don’t make them like they used to. I’m sure that you have heard that saying before when it comes to cars. Or cars are nothing more than a tin can. It’s true, the drive to increase fuel mileage has required car manufactures to reduce weight, resulting in more plastics and other lightweight materials to reduce the weight of the car. What about safety? Are new cars safe for passengers?

If you were involved in a head-on collision with another car, let’s say one car is a 2009 CHevy Malibu and the other car a 1959 Chevy Bel Air. If these two cars collided head-on, which car would you rather be in?

Now watch this video and see the results.  Be sure to read what it says at the end of this video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fxo8NYohmY[/youtube]

Which car did you pick?  Your thoughts…

 

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You Know That You’re Old When……You Do Not Know If You’re Capable To Drive The New Cars

September 16, 2010 by Butler--BCRN Leave a Comment

I always like to check out the features on the new cars, but I seriously do not know if I would be able to drive this car.  Check it out and let me know what you think.  It’s Different! 

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Volvo Discovers New GH Technology

January 27, 2009 by Butler--BCRN Leave a Comment

When we hear GPS, we know that Global Positioning System is being discussed. This technology has brought car manufactures to a whole new level of engineering. Many new cars now have On-Star, which is cool. However, now we have the technology for cars to drive and park themselves. Let’s look into what GH technology has to offer.

Cars have come a log way in safety. Seatbelts, added crush zones, air bags, high strength steel, boron steel, and now GH technology. What is GH…..well, GH stands for grass hopper. That’s right; Volvo is studying grass hopers to take safety to the next level. Here is the theory behind this. If you were to walk to a crop filled with grass hoppers, you would notice that they are jumping and hopping everywhere. However, someone noticed that they never collide with each other. They want to take that technology and apply it to cars.

Sound crazy? Well, it does to me, but I have learned never say never. If, you would have told someone about the technology today’s vehicles have, 20 years ago, they may have thought you were crazy. Or here is one that gets me. When I was a kid, I would have never thought someone could take a bottle of water and sell it for the same price or more than other drinks. I would have thought they were crazy. However, you know how that story ends.

Here is a YouTube video about it.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKvMtcFgaU[/youtube]

Let me know what you think.

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