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Originally Posted by cfg83
dcb -
Hmmm, I didn't take Jammer's statement to mean SUVs are better. I thought he was talking about crash star ratings in general.
I agree that the argument is weak (90% of safety is in the hands of the driver, blah blah blah ... ), but some people do "armor up" after accidents. I know one example where a lady said she was "saved" by her SUV and went and got another. Jammer's accident didn't lead to him buying a tank, he actually downgraded from a 4x4 to a Compact.
I think that manufacturers have to achieve the good crash ratings because with most other factors being equal, the *competition* will use it against them in ads.
CarloSW2
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Thanks for remembering me!
Yup, that's what happen to me. I was driving a 2005 Chevy 4x4 Colorado pickup at only 37MPH, when all of my brakes (ABS too!) went out around a corner and I lost control due to the 90 degree turn I could not slow down fast enough for, which resulted in my truck flipping multiple times. I was unharmed except for 2 small scratches. I thanked GOD, and I had to thank my SEAT BELT too! My truck rested upside down spinning like a top yet my seat-belt held me very secure, my eye glasses were thrown off but my body was held tight even when upside down. I learned a few lessons. I did not feel the size of my truck helped me, in fact I figured the pickup truck's high center of gravity was a major problem and a major reason my truck started flipping over as I tried to keep it on the road and stop it- A small car going that speed could of easily made that curve at 40mph, yet my previous mid size pickup could not handle the curve without flipping. - Thus my reasoning was seat belts, technology was GOOD, and that larger trucks can actually be a BAD thing due to their high center of gravity when trying to take a curve fast due to bad brakes.
I was only going 37mph when I tried to slow my truck down. I was at 40 when I was at the sharp turn and forced to turn 90 degrees and the truck lost traction and went straight into a hillside and next started flipping over and over. I can now drive my sub-compact Cobalt XFE on that exact same curve going 40MPH with EASE. There is a down size to larger trucks (my truck had a LARGE topper on the bed) and SUVs that a lot of drivers overlook. And sub-compacts have been shown to stand up to larger SUVs pretty in tests done by the large Insurance Companies, small cars did well when they have side air bags installed.