Regarding the crash test data, based on:
http://www.crashtest.com/explanations/weight/ie.htm
it seems that you cannot meaningfully compare cars with different
weights since a car with a worse rating may be safer in a two car
crash than a car with a better rating if the worse rated car is
heavier.
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