I believe 100% what you saw is true, but it is definitely the exception, not the rule.
Side impact accidents are a whole different animal than frontal or frontal offset conditions.
Earlier I said your body is going from 70 mph to 0 mph in about 6 feet. In a side impact the only thing between you is a 6 inch thick door. The g-force your body is experiences increases significantly. Luckily now there are air bags, and air curtains that help absorb the decel of your body in these cases.
The accident death rate has dropped significantly with the push for buckling up and the increased use of air bags and side air curtains.
BUT, there are exceptions to every rule, and no matter how good vehicles get, there are always accidents where people do not survive.
I know you mentioned you had dial-up. If you ever do get a high speed connection, Youtube has countless videos of belted and unbelted occupants demonstrating what happens to a persons body during an accident.
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