Do you really need to move the gas tank for safety?

[zeldman]

Originally Posted by Jimjific

As a firefighter (We cover a part of the NYS Thruway) I've been to my share of car fires. Not one has ever been caused by an accident and not one has ever exploded. We had one where the fuel line under a BMW broke and kept reigniting. I finally went underneath and bent the line to stop it from leaking and lighting. Hollywood depicts car fires falsely like they do many things.
Jim

What...cars that drive off a cliff don't really explode in mid air..???