Originally posted by: Pikachu
Take it up with IIHSSmall/light vehicles have less structure and size to absorb crash energy, so more injurious forces can reach their occupants in crashes. People in lighter vehicles are at a disadvantage in collisions with heavier vehicles. Pickups and SUVs are proportionally more likely than cars to be in fatal single-vehicle crashes, especially rollovers. However, pickups and SUVs generally are heavier than cars, so occupant deaths are less likely to occur in multiple-vehicle crashes.
Originally posted by: Pikachu
Take it up with IIHSSmall/light vehicles have less structure and size to absorb crash energy, so more injurious forces can reach their occupants in crashes. People in lighter vehicles are at a disadvantage in collisions with heavier vehicles. Pickups and SUVs are proportionally more likely than cars to be in fatal single-vehicle crashes, especially rollovers. However, pickups and SUVs generally are heavier than cars, so occupant deaths are less likely to occur in multiple-vehicle crashes.
Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Originally posted by: LikeLinus
It was also voted the most driven car by homosexuals!
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Do you think before you speak or does all of it just come out of your ass? IIRC, the IIHS tests all cars the same way. It got the same test ratings as some 5,000lbs SUV that got the Gold rating also. They're just saying out of small cars to give it a category, doesn't make it less safe moron.Originally posted by: Pikachu
If maneuverablity is the be all, end all of safety, this thing should be bulletproof!
It means there's a catch to this awesome safety rating. That being that it's top of the heap... FOR SMALL CARS. In the overall scheme of things, if safety is important, keep shopping.because it's a small car it doesn't matter?
Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: Pikachu
Aren't bikes more maneuverable than any car?Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Not to mention you can much more easily steer out of harms way with a subaru impreza. That in itself will save you far more than any safety feature.
Not surprised they got first, considering these cars were designed to withstand crashes, as car damage and collisions are extremely rampant in WRC.
It's harder to ride one, and there's much more ways to get into an accident. You could just lose your balance, and you will fall. You can't lose balance with a car.
Plus on top of that, having the most death does not equate to having the most accidents. It's true that bike riders are for more likely to die from an accident than a car, but do they get into accidents as often as cars do?
Uh, really? Read this:Originally posted by: virtualgames0
It's true that large vehicles are safer in collisions with smaller vehicles. That's basic physics. No one denies that.
Like I said before, take it up with IIHSOriginally posted by: fbrdphreak
Do you think before you speak or does all of it just come out of your ass? IIRC, the IIHS tests all cars the same way. It got the same test ratings as some 5,000lbs SUV that got the Gold rating also. They're just saying out of small cars to give it a category, doesn't make it less safe moron.Originally posted by: Pikachu
If maneuverablity is the be all, end all of safety, this thing should be bulletproof!
It means there's a catch to this awesome safety rating. That being that it's top of the heap... FOR SMALL CARS. In the overall scheme of things, if safety is important, keep shopping.because it's a small car it doesn't matter?
don't compare ratings across vehicle size groups because size and weight influence occupant protection in serious crashes. Larger, heavier vehicles generally afford more protection than smaller, lighter ones. Top Safety Picks are the best vehicle choices for safety within size categories, but this doesn't mean a small car that's a Top Safety Pick affords more protection than a bigger car that doesn't earn the award.