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From The Chairman: A Commitment to Safety
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<blockquote data-quote="59 Dano" data-source="post: 2186552" data-attributes="member: 23516"><p>Looked it up years ago. The Pinto's death rate from rear-end collisions was lower than the average for that class of car. Ford's "cost comparisons" weren't of Ford vehicles, but of domestic automobiles in general, addressed rollovers as opposed to rear-end collisions, and didn't run estimates of tort liabilities. </p><p></p><p>In college, I was taught about the "Pinto Memo," the smoking gun that made the wild claims that you are referencing. Sociology professors repeated those claims. Other professors had us actually delve into the document itself. </p><p></p><p>So, thanks for urging me to look into the matter, but not thanks. I already did, and much more in-depth than you, apparently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="59 Dano, post: 2186552, member: 23516"] Looked it up years ago. The Pinto's death rate from rear-end collisions was lower than the average for that class of car. Ford's "cost comparisons" weren't of Ford vehicles, but of domestic automobiles in general, addressed rollovers as opposed to rear-end collisions, and didn't run estimates of tort liabilities. In college, I was taught about the "Pinto Memo," the smoking gun that made the wild claims that you are referencing. Sociology professors repeated those claims. Other professors had us actually delve into the document itself. So, thanks for urging me to look into the matter, but not thanks. I already did, and much more in-depth than you, apparently. [/QUOTE]
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