[quote=Noob]To me, this is an issue of relativity. While it is absolutely true that wieght is an important factor in survivability, it is only true in a relative sense. It isn’t the absolute wieght of the vehicle that makes it safe (or dangerous), its the relative wieght of the vehicle compared to the one its going to hit.
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Such as trees, ditches, fences, walls, houses, sign-posts ? Maybe we should make all these smaller, too.
By the way, when FLU cites “Physics,” he means this:
For the same rate of decelleration, the cars may perform the same. The problem is, when a 1000 lb car hits a tree it decellerates much faster than when a 3,000 lb vehicle hits a tree, and it is decelleration that hurts you.
It really is simple physics. The weight of the vehicle doesn’t necessarily protect you because it is stronger or built better. They are simply heavier and carry more inertia or potential energy. You simply can’t design around this.
They say falling doesn’t kill you, its the sudden stop at the end. Such is a traffic accident. In a heavier vehicle, the stop is simply less sudden than in a lighter vehicle.
