Why are car roofs not made as hard and stable as possible so that you are no longer killed by trees or light poles?

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Why are car roofs not made as hard and stable as possible so that you are no longer killed by trees or light poles?

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Because the chance for that to happen is *really* low and making the roofs much stronger will add weight to the car, decreasing fuel efficiency, increasing required stopping distance, adding more potential energy (due to higher weight *presumably* moving at the same speed) to auto accidents, etc.

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