We poured so much time and money, research and will into aviation that we went from the Wright Brothers to spaceflight in a half a century. This is a great ad to capture all that momentum.
Now, with the privatization of all this knowledge procured by public means, I could easily see an ad for the opposite in the future. “We build our planes like our cars, so they only crash a handful of times, but the crumple zones will likely save you. Though, not your kids in the backseat; that’s not regulated. But you’ll likely survive! And think of the lawsuits for those at fault! Some of you might die, but it’s a risk we’re willing to take!”
There’s a reason it’s recommended to put kids in the back seat: it simply doesn’t have the risks of the front. The other requirements for front safety and rollover have a knock-on effect of making the rest of the vehicle safer (can’t improve rollover without improving the strength and energy distribution of the lower half of the car, which means improving impact protection too) . Note that cars have side airbags in the rear, they don’t have forward ones because they simply aren’t necessary, since there’s no dash to impact in a frontal collision.
I’d much rather be in the back seat in any accident.
We poured so much time and money, research and will into aviation that we went from the Wright Brothers to spaceflight in a half a century. This is a great ad to capture all that momentum.
Now, with the privatization of all this knowledge procured by public means, I could easily see an ad for the opposite in the future. “We build our planes like our cars, so they only crash a handful of times, but the crumple zones will likely save you. Though, not your kids in the backseat; that’s not regulated. But you’ll likely survive! And think of the lawsuits for those at fault! Some of you might die, but it’s a risk we’re willing to take!”
There’s a reason it’s recommended to put kids in the back seat: it simply doesn’t have the risks of the front. The other requirements for front safety and rollover have a knock-on effect of making the rest of the vehicle safer (can’t improve rollover without improving the strength and energy distribution of the lower half of the car, which means improving impact protection too) . Note that cars have side airbags in the rear, they don’t have forward ones because they simply aren’t necessary, since there’s no dash to impact in a frontal collision.
I’d much rather be in the back seat in any accident.