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Originally Posted by cwb48
Of course you realize that there were an awful lot of safety features introduced in cars over the years covered by the graph. I seriously doubt that front wheel drive had as much influence on reducing traffic fatalities as seat belts, airbags, engineered crush zones, not to mention increased enforcement of seat belt laws, etc..
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Also worth noting are disk brakes, radial tires, and the fact that DUI was more or less a form of entertainment up until the 1980s.