>> Few people seem to realise that if you crash your car at 40 MPH,
>> you probably won't walk away without fairly significant injury.
> 
> Depends on what you're driving. Older cars, yes. The modern cars with
> airbags, crumple zones, etc, not so much.
> Also, of course, how you crash the car.

For the love of God, DON'T HIT A TREE!

Lamp mosts may shear off, brick walls can cave in, but a 200 year old 
old tree really isn't going anywhere. If it's branches extend 40 feet 
into the air, you can guarantee its roots go 40 feet into the ground. 
And oak is a hardwood. The entire tree probably weighs several tons too. 
Seriously, the tree isn't going anywhere.

At 40 MPH, yeah. If you have a new car, you'll probably survive OK. 
However, too many people seem to think that because they have ABS and 
airbags, they're invincible and nothing can hurt them. This is untrue.

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