... for Highway Safety conducted a unique crash test to demonstrate the advances in motor vehicle safety over the last 50 years. In this test, a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air are both going 40 mph and the vehicles collide offset, driver side to driver side. This is the same crash configuration represented by the Institute’s 40 mph ...

Here is an interesting video, courtesy of Marginal Revolution, showing the progress made in improving automotive safety features. It shows a crash between a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air. We have indeed come a long way! Posted in Pieces of Information Tagged: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air, 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, automotive safety, car