OT: Big Car Versus Small Car: IIHS confirms the law of physics.

[creechrr]

I think the problem isn’t with any particular vehicle. The real problem is the drivers of the vehicles. Whether large or small there is a tendancy to over estimate the capabilities of both the driver and the vehicle. When the limits of both machine and driver are exceeded havoc ensues.

I have heard several people say that they prefer a large vehicle because it’s safer. My first thought is, safer for whom? The potential damage inflicted upon a person or object by a 2500-3000 lbs. vehicle is much less than that of a 4000-6000 lbs. vehicle. This is simple physics.

This country (this is the only country I have ever driven in) has experienced a vehicular arms race of sorts. In my experience drivers of larger vehicles tend to believe that “right of way” is assigned by tonnage.

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@paramount

“A Ford Expedition SUV often flips when one of its tires looses it tread or rapidly decompresses, much less getting into an accident.”

And yet if you look at the overall death rates of an Expedition it is lower than average.

And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.

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@paramount

“A Ford Expedition SUV often flips when one of its tires looses it tread or rapidly decompresses, much less getting into an accident.”

And yet if you look at the overall death rates of an Expedition it is lower than average.

And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.

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@paramount

“A Ford Expedition SUV often flips when one of its tires looses it tread or rapidly decompresses, much less getting into an accident.”

And yet if you look at the overall death rates of an Expedition it is lower than average.

And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.

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@paramount

“A Ford Expedition SUV often flips when one of its tires looses it tread or rapidly decompresses, much less getting into an accident.”

And yet if you look at the overall death rates of an Expedition it is lower than average.

And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.

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@paramount

“A Ford Expedition SUV often flips when one of its tires looses it tread or rapidly decompresses, much less getting into an accident.”

And yet if you look at the overall death rates of an Expedition it is lower than average.

And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.

[Zeitgeist]

There will always be something bigger out there because of trucks transporting goods. Even if the wacko greens prevail and rid the country of the evil SUVs, larger vehicles transporting everything from food to you name it will still be on the same freeways and involved in accidents. In crashes size does count. Maybe these people who hate large SUVs should ride the bus….

[Zeitgeist]

There will always be something bigger out there because of trucks transporting goods. Even if the wacko greens prevail and rid the country of the evil SUVs, larger vehicles transporting everything from food to you name it will still be on the same freeways and involved in accidents. In crashes size does count. Maybe these people who hate large SUVs should ride the bus….

[Zeitgeist]

There will always be something bigger out there because of trucks transporting goods. Even if the wacko greens prevail and rid the country of the evil SUVs, larger vehicles transporting everything from food to you name it will still be on the same freeways and involved in accidents. In crashes size does count. Maybe these people who hate large SUVs should ride the bus….

[Zeitgeist]

There will always be something bigger out there because of trucks transporting goods. Even if the wacko greens prevail and rid the country of the evil SUVs, larger vehicles transporting everything from food to you name it will still be on the same freeways and involved in accidents. In crashes size does count. Maybe these people who hate large SUVs should ride the bus….

[Zeitgeist]

There will always be something bigger out there because of trucks transporting goods. Even if the wacko greens prevail and rid the country of the evil SUVs, larger vehicles transporting everything from food to you name it will still be on the same freeways and involved in accidents. In crashes size does count. Maybe these people who hate large SUVs should ride the bus….

[an]

[quote=ucodegen]
And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.
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Here’s a link from autoblog. They have pictures. Here’s the picture of the Smart after the crash. If you noticed the knee part, although the a-pillar is still intact, your knee probably would be busted and the dash got way too close to the face. Here’s the picture of the Fit. I think you’ll be better off in a Fit than a Smart, considering how the dash is still a good distant away from the face. However, neither look very good.

[an]

[quote=ucodegen]
And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.
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Here’s a link from autoblog. They have pictures. Here’s the picture of the Smart after the crash. If you noticed the knee part, although the a-pillar is still intact, your knee probably would be busted and the dash got way too close to the face. Here’s the picture of the Fit. I think you’ll be better off in a Fit than a Smart, considering how the dash is still a good distant away from the face. However, neither look very good.

[an]

[quote=ucodegen]
And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.
[/quote]
Here’s a link from autoblog. They have pictures. Here’s the picture of the Smart after the crash. If you noticed the knee part, although the a-pillar is still intact, your knee probably would be busted and the dash got way too close to the face. Here’s the picture of the Fit. I think you’ll be better off in a Fit than a Smart, considering how the dash is still a good distant away from the face. However, neither look very good.

[an]

[quote=ucodegen]
And you have just demonstrated that you can take a quote out of context, as well as miss the point I was making… The point I was making was that a vehicle flipping is not all that dangerous, particularly if the occupants remain strapped in (seat belted to begin with). The biggest problem is when the passenger compartment is intruded upon in the crash. The only microcar that I would consider driving is the Mercedes Smartcar because the passenger compartment remained intact after the collision.
[/quote]
Here’s a link from autoblog. They have pictures. Here’s the picture of the Smart after the crash. If you noticed the knee part, although the a-pillar is still intact, your knee probably would be busted and the dash got way too close to the face. Here’s the picture of the Fit. I think you’ll be better off in a Fit than a Smart, considering how the dash is still a good distant away from the face. However, neither look very good.

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