Since Americans first debated government regulation of the fuel efficiency of passenger cars, it's always come down to safety vs. efficiency: lighter cars get better mileage, the conventional wisdom goes -- but they're not as safe as heavier cars.
Thirty years after that debate began in the energy crisis of the 1970s, does the argument still hold water?
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