[The Dude]

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The problems with today’s cars is there is NO bumpers to say.
Yes they call them bumpers but they are nothing more than plastic junk


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Behind that plastic junk is foam honeycomb, crumple zones, and engery absorbing material. Take a look at what NASCAR did with their concrete barriers. Whats safer, the new soft barrier (which absorbs the impact ala a new car front end) or the old concrete barrier which did nothing but stop the car (ala a steel bumper on a old car).