Advocates of higher CAFE standards are correct when they insist better safety features can mitigate some of the damage done by mandating smaller, lighter cars. But this is a rhetorical head-fake. True, a small car with crumple zones and …. Paleo|7.2.11 @ 1:30AM|#. Thank you for clarifying my point for me. I'm keeping weird hours right now and think everyone's going to understand where I'm coming from even through the limitations of the ASCII veil. … …