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Small cars are twice as likely to be involved in fatal crashes as bigger cars, and more than two times the number of highway fatalities occur to occupants who ride in smaller cars, according to the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles.
“When a subcompact collides with a large car, the small car occupants' chances of being killed are eight times greater than if they were in a large car," according to DMV Deputy Commander John T. Hanna.
With only 16 percent of Virginia’s drivers wearing seat belts and the continued use of small, or compact, cars, drivers need to learn improved driving skills to offset the bigger crash risks, according to Hanna.
Survival space is limited in smaller cars, the DMV says. In a crash, occupants are more likely to be thrown against the dashboard or crushed by buckling metal.
“That’s all the more reason to wear lap and shoulder safety belts
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