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      11-13-2012, 09:00 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by blingman View Post
Hi, I carry a spare in the trunk also and was wondering if you can you please explain further why it wouldn't be safe to have a spare in the trunk when rear ended? Is it because the way the body will collapse to absorb the impact, the wheel may alter that?

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He means it could become a projectile during a hard crash and launch into your passenger compartment. Not good.
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