Anything is dangerous if you put it in the hands of an idiot. Fortunately, hot rods do not have to be designed and built to be operated by the average idiot sporting a drivers license. Check out the accident statistics for hot rodders, far lower than that of the general motoring public.

If you don't think hot rodders understand aerodynamics, I would suggest you attend Bonneville this fall and see just how fast and how safe some of our homebuilt toys do go.