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And my point is that, statistically, if you want the lowest risk of injury in the real world you'll buy the one star box truck because you'll have triple the ma
by zelon88 7y ago
And my point is that, statistically, if you want the lowest risk of injury in the real world you'll buy the one star box truck because you'll have triple the mass of 90% of the vehicles that could possibly hit you.
Everybody buys 5 star cars. So there's an abundance of them. When a Chevy Spark crashes into a Toyota Corolla it's a good representation of what crash tests simulate. Sure they could make every car crash into a semi truck and give them a rating but none of the dummies would survive. None of them. Even the mighty Tesla. But trucker Bob goes home to his family at the end of every shift.
They would be grading flaming chunks of steel and plastic all day. That's why I drive an SUV. Because I'm broke and can't afford a new "safe" car, but in all liklihood I'm bigger than the median vehicle size so that gives me comfort.
- lazyjones 7y ago> And my point is that, statistically, if you want the lowest risk of injury in the real world you'll buy the one star box truck because you'll have triple the mass of 90% of the vehicles that could possibly hit you. Not all crashes involve other vehicles, you have to take into account the frequency of crashes vs. the environment.