designed to crash
Dec. 22nd, 2002 03:32 pmAlso from the Times:
JOAN CLAYBROOK President of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group. Administrator of the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration from 1977 to 1981.
"I've driven Volvos since 1964," she said. "They are really good vehicles. They drive beautifully, they drive comfortably and they crash beautifully. They're designed to crash, at least until Ford bought them. Presumably, they haven't undone that."