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I thought that by deforming, the truck distributes the impact of the crash over a longer period of time, reducing the destructive force on the passenger. If you took a 4 foot pipe and chucked it at me so it hit dead on, it might kill me. If the pipe had 10 hinged bends in it, as it hit me it would fold accordion style. Same weight, same force, longer time during impact. It would still hurt like a bitch though.

All I can say towards the SUV vs Car issue is Caution = Safety. If everyone drove cautiously, there would be a hell of a lot less accidents.

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