Prius fatal accident rate
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Prius Fatalities 2001-2007 Quote:
I went back and recalculated the deaths per accident prorated by the Prius percentage. Much to my surprise, it came even lower, 0.55 Prius fatalities per 100 million miles. The web page lists all Prius involved, fatal accidents from 2001-2007. It also shows how I calculated the number of Prius on the road from the annual Prius sales minus a worst case, 3% loss per year, and accounting for only half of the miles for a car sold in the first year of service. Thus our Prius skeptics have a problem, the facts and data are unkind to them. Bob Wilson |
Prius fatalities per 100 million miles is less than half of the national average!
That's good news. That should be in the title or tags somehow. Google likes Ecomodder. Would help spread the news Nice work, Bob. I popped over to your page on the subject. Excellent analysis. The kind of sloppy work done by "Quality Planning" and their ilk is just all too common. "Journalists" rarely have the sense to check these kinds of "studies" out or have them checked out by an expert before sending them out into the TVs of the vast unquestioning herds. By the time the errors are found it's too late. There's a new "study" out by Tim Hortons claiming that drive throughs are less polluting than park and serve restaurants. Another sloppy bit of work that is very misleading. Have you seen it? Thread here: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...alk-11400.html |
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As for ordinary gas cars, all bets are off. We only have one on our driveway and ... I need to make sure it still runs one of these days. Bob Wilson |
This is certainly good news for Toyota Prius fans!
Can you believe that there are already this many Toyota Prius cars on the road now? Someone needs to publish documentation on Prius oil life/brake pad wear. The engines have to be making a difference in these areas as well. |
Good news, but I wonder how much of it has to do with the fact that some people wouldn't be caught dead in a Prius.:D
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PxZyE6Jgab...r-accident.jpg |
dude, you know that isn't a smart, don't you?
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Seriously. SMARTS HAVE 3 LUGNUTS. EDIT: I'm not sorry, actually. I don't care what anyone else thinks, these "news bits" are ridiculous, at best. They serve to perpetuate a rumor started by people who drive SUV's and insist that the laws of physics somehow stand in their favor during an accident, without ever looking at the big picture of how an SUV reacts in different situations compared to smaller cars, which, in many cases, are safer. |
This is the actual car: VW Crossfox (sold in Brazil)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/...b764a6d962.jpg Below the link to more pics of the accident photo above: WARNING - PHOTOS ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART Volkswagen CrossFox VS Truck | The Cars FAIL Blog |
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One of the biggest problems with forums is moderators who feel they must state that they can ban users. I am too old (on the net since 1989) to read another techno junkie state they can ban members. :mad: Honestly, grow up and state something different next time. :thumbup: =============== In respect to the car, I think the thread got hijacked with the Prius wreck comment. I got lost in the moment and forgot that I made a constructive comment.:thumbup: |
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