That is why I like modern composite airframes, ones with 25G cockpits and seats and airbags. These offer much more protection to the occupants than a 1947 thing.
Actually I just read the accident report of the DA40 and RV6 which collided at Shoreham a while back. It is quite a testament to the DA40 airframe that the wing was not really badly damaged after slicing off the tail of the RV6 and the effect of the big hole was just to increase drag slightly.