08-22-2006, 10:23 AM
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Network Design Administrator
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Boiling Springs, SC
Posts: 4,344
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Originally Posted by SubaSteevo
The main issue with the Pinto was that Ford recognized the design flaw, recognized it was going to kill people, and determined it was more economical for them to ignore it and deal with the lawsuits. For the record, it was at approximately 30mph at which the gas tank would rupture, with a 40mph impact the doors jammed trapping the passengers inside
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They should have named it the Ford Death Trap...
Who needs crumple zones!
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