News, Why small cars are getting safer.

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You don't have to look too far into the past to find a time when automakers didn't see car safety as a "selling point." But over the last 30 years, car safety has become a prime factor in the minds of car buyers.

So, automakers responded -- and as a result, cars and trucks are much safer today than they were 30, 20, even 10 years ago.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayof...fer/index.html