1970 El Camino Wrong Way Deaths~Minn.

[PeteLeathersac]

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What sad news, prayers and thoughts for the victim families.
I've had wrong-way drivers blow past me on divided 4-lane hi-ways two times in the past 20 years.
Once was @ night so easy to see the guy coming, I pulled to the shoulder and flashed my lights but he flew on by like he didn't see anything.
The other time was daylight cresting a hill, I didn't see anything until the guy blew by @ high speed as if he was on a two lane road...another great reason to keep right and not sit in the passing lane.

~ Pete


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[69hurstSC]

The seller was friends of my parents and lived in the same town. They were just at a show together 2 weeks ago. A hell of a nice guy. Tragic and sad.

[SS427]

Sorry to hear that Wes. I'm sure that effecting your dad pretty bad. Pass along my condolences and tell him I said hi as well.

[70 copo]

By the looks of the El Camino the hit looks to be nearly identical to the Bel Air test by angle and severity of damage


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fPF4fBGNK0U

[travlnz28]

I looked at this last night. I was teaching my son to drive a stick shift today in my 70 LS5 and I was thinking of this when we went out to the main road for a little drive. Very sad for the family and friends of of both families.

[mockingbird812]

Very sad indeed. The biggest difference between the older cars and modern is their crash-worthiness design. The old cars have lots of mass but are too rigid and were not designed to crumple strategically which gives the occupants the time to decelerate within their "design" limits. The more time that you can buy to slow the body down the less likely there are life threatening injuries. Altho this ElC had lap and probably separate shoulder belts how many of us only attach the lap belt. Shoulder belt will aid, of course, the head/chest from contacting steering wheel or dash. Another consideration is maintaining the integrity of the occupiable space. Old cars are known for things like engines intruding into the occupants areas whereas new cars have lots of tricks to avoid this and maintain the integrity of the occupants area with modern structural reinforcements.

[BJCHEV396]

Very sad.I always stay in the right lane when driving my '64 Camino on a four lane road.Feel safer there

[SS427]

Based on experience, the passenger 'may' have survived this crash with shoulder and lap belts but I seriously do not believe the driver would have had any chance to a normal life even if he had been wearing restraints and had survived. Such a complete waste of two very innocent people.