Scoble linked this page with some pictures comparing Crash Testing a MINI Cooper vs Ford F150. Granted as my studious coworker pointed out the F150 has a lot more weight behind it, but it's interesting to see the images. It would be interesting to see a test comparing the same amount of force of a crash though, to compare purely the way the car reacts to said force in a crash.
Interesting. That's nearly what my car (Honda Accord) looked like after I rear ended someone recently. The hood, bumper, radiator, engine etc absorbed the impact so well that the air bags didn't even go off.
I think that advantage of a heavier vehicle with a sturdy frame (such as the F150) is that typically it'll push cars right out of it's way leaving barely a scratch on it's own bumper. At least that's the theory...
Tell me something I didn't already know....
Wim: Not a good theory. Most evidence supports that hitting another car at any kind of speed, the F150 will actually flip on to its roof. Not particularly useful anyway if what you're hitting is, say, a concrete road barrier, or a tree.
If you want a safe SUV, buy a Volvo. They handle better, too.
Great, now Scoble's link-pimping on accident footage?
While these statistics are staggering, there seems to be ae few of the puzzle missing. Driver habits, the average speed during these crashes, time of day, etc... as all have significant impacts on the accident. Don't get me wrong, any death is appauling enough as it is, but without the facts to support it, this is hard to fully understand the full implications of the problem at hand.
While these statistics are staggering, there seems to be ae few of the puzzle missing. Driver habits, the average speed during these crashes, time of day, etc... as all have significant impacts on the accident. Don't get me wrong, any death is appauling enough as it is, but without the facts to support it, this is hard to fully understand the full implications of the problem at hand.