（おまけ）命の恩人。

　今日のうれしいメール。
AHM(American Honda Motor)からの転送メールで、03MのAccordに乗っている女性がお礼のメールを送ってくれたとのこと。
衝突安全って、みんな当たり前の性能って思ってるし、訴訟大国アメリカだし、事故で亡くなったり、大怪我をすると、車の問題にされてしまうようなケースもあるわけで。とにかく感謝されることが少ないんですよ。
　星の数も大事ですが、やっぱリアルワールドだよね？！

（意訳）
酔っ払いが運転する車に思い切り側面衝突され、腕の骨を折る怪我を負う。
事故後、当時の状況を聞く→よくまぁ腕の骨折だけで済んだもんだ→コレはAccordの車体が丈夫だったから→ぜひエンジニアに感謝したい→とりあえずメールだけでも。という流れ。
もう05Mアコードをリースカーにしたそうな。

>Charlie:
>
>I have been meaning to eMail you for several months and am now just getting
>a breather at the airport to do so. I want to thank you, your design team
>and engineers for designing a car that I believe saved my life. I think Jon
>Okino may have told you that at 5AM on Mon., August 23rd, my 2003 4-door
>Accord and I were broadsided at the B pillar (?) and flipped onto the roof
>by a drunk driver driving a Hyundai Elantra. Thanks to the sturdiness of
>the cabin's structure, I literally walked away with only 20 stitches on my
>left elbow, a broken finger and a fingernail that was ripped off. In
>fact, when I saw the car at the impound yard, I was amazed at how intact
>the roof and side of the car I rolled on was. As Robin Vivian and Jon
>told me, the car did everything it was supposed to do. I can't even
>imagine what the extent of my injuries would have been had I been driving
>anything less than an Accord.
>
>While I had fun driving the Element Dx as my loaner car for several months,
>I am happy to say that I just picked up my 2005 Accord on Friday and love
>it!!! I can't believe why anyone would buy any other car.
>
>Thank you again. Please let me know if I can ever help you with any
>Benefits or Payroll issues. I owe you at least several favors if not my
>life.
>
>--Natalie