[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

How does an F1 driver walk away from a 150MPH crash?

Weight works against you is a single car crash. And stopping distances have a lot to do with weight. Accident avoidance has a lot to do with weight.

I'll take a strong and light car with good crush zones, that is nimble and has good brakes -- over a massive lump any day. SUV's did horribly is crash tests, and they tend to roll over a lot more easily than do cars.

We need to look at deaths per million miles driven -- and I'm pretty sure that the best rating is a car. One of the worst was a Ford F150.

Here's a list of the 10 worst vehicles to crash in (from bad to worst):

10. Hummer H3 -- Front: Acceptable, Side: Acceptable, Rear: Poor

9. Jeep Patriot (without optional side-airbags) -- Acceptable, Marginal, Acceptable

8. Pontiac G6 Convertible -- Acceptable, Marginal, Marginal

7. Mitsubishi Raider/Dodge Dakota -- Acceptable, Marginal, Poor

6. GMC Canyon/Chevrolet Colorado -- Acceptable, Poor, Marginal

5. Mazda B Series/Ford Ranger -- Acceptable, Marginal, Poor
Mitsubishi Raider

4. Chevrolet Aveo -- Acceptable, Marginal, Poor

3. Saab 9-7X/Chevrolet TrailBlazer/GMC Envoy -- Acceptable, Poor, Marginal

2. Suzuki Forenza -- Acceptable, Poor, Poor

1. Kia Rio/Hyundai Accent -- Acceptable, Poor, Poor

Honorable Mention: Chrysler 300 (Good, Poor, Marginal), Mazda 3 (Good, Poor, Marginal), Audi A4 Cabriolet (Good, Marginal Poor), BMW 3 Series Convertible (Good, Marginal, Poor), Buick LaCrosse (Good, Marginal, Poor)

Okay, here's something:

ConsumerReports.org - IIHS report shows the best and worst cars in driver safety