History of Car Safety - Episode 271
Unprofessional Engineering
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The Crumple Zone
The Chrysler Imperial is the first vehicle in the United States to come standard with four wheel disc brakes. The breathalyzer was a smaller more portable version of the drunko meter and it provided faster more reliable results. These were designed so that in the event of a crash rather than just like super rigid metal like being jammed into the occupant area, stuff would stay structurally intact.
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