I’ve seen Nascar crashes where a car going 180 goes sideways into a wall, and then gets t-boned by other cars that were also going 180 mph and yet no rollover and the cars barely look damaged and everyone walks away unscathed. Meanwhile normal passenger cars go sideways doing 50mph and they roll over 6 times, gets demolished, and kills the driver. What is it about Nascar cars that make them so crash resistant/resilient?
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They’re mostly roll cage, also they’re very low to the ground. American cars, especially in the last 10-15 years, prioritize being tall because riding at a higher height makes people feel safer. They feel threatened by all the giant pickup trucks so all the SUVs need to be huge too. My mom drives an SUV that has a rollover warning printed on the sun shade so it’s right in front of your eyes when you get in the driver’s seat
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