Comment Re:Ohhhh shit (Score 1) 344
Ahh, funny you mention the Pinto.
It was no more fire prone than any other car at the time. The Pinto also had lower Fatality rates than similar cars of the era.
Overall it was comparable to other sub-compacts. Looking at rear end impacts though, it had a much higher fatality rate due to a strong propensity of rupturing the gas tank.
There's a strong propensity for most vehicles to rupture the gas tank when driving in reverse on a limited-access highway