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>>For me this makes the NCAP rating useless That's fine, and fortunately for you, you can still buy and operate that vehicle legally, it's fine. However you mi
by gambiting 5y ago
>>For me this makes the NCAP rating useless
That's fine, and fortunately for you, you can still buy and operate that vehicle legally, it's fine. However you might and should expect the insurance on it to be appropriately higher than a 5-star rated vehicle.
>>Also consider that the new NCAP ratings aren't about real safety.
That's exactly what they are about, just because you don't care about those systems doesn't mean they are not about safety. If you didn't care about airbags that wouldn't suddenly make the test that requires them "not about safety".
- mk3 5y agoLane assist, gives false sense of security for some people. So these assistance systems can be a double edged sword.
- gambiting 5y agoThat's like saying that ABS gives you a false sense of security because you can stop in situations you wouldn't be able to otherwise - but obviously the solution isn't to get rid of ABS, it's to learn where the limit of the system is.
- avianlyric 5y agoLane assist isn’t lane centering, it doesn’t keep your car in the middle of the lane, and just applies a small steering input if you drift out of lane. The systems tend to be quite noisy and annoying, and also won’t keep you in lane by themselves, and they normally result in the car “ping-ponging” between the lane markers until the system gives up and stops applying input. There is nothing about these systems that would cause to actual rely on them, they’re simply too annoying and uncomfortable.
- perl4ever 5y agoUnsafe things are frequently cheaper to insure. Ever insured a motorcycle or an older car? The size of the typical claim might have something to do with it.