Posted by mkirsch on June 03, 2011 at 12:05:11 from (64.80.110.74):
In Reply to: OT-Smart Cars posted by Dave in GA on June 03, 2011 at 06:01:23:
The reason driving smaller cars is unsafe is because people insist on driving large trucks and SUVs because it makes them *feel* safer on the road.
Most of the accidents on the road are passenger vehicle vs. passenger vehicle, and the larger vehicle usually "wins."
If everybody drove Smart cars, then most vehicle accidents would be Smart vs. Smart. Of course a Ford Excursion is going to obliterate a Smart car, but two Smarts in an accident would fare no worse than any other two similarly-sized cars. In fact everyone might fare better, because of the reduced mass involved in the collision.
Contrary to popular belief, there is no vehicle on the road that is going to protect you from a big commercial truck. On the business end of an 80,000lb 18-wheeler doing 65MPH, your Excursion is going to look very much like any other passenger vehicle in the same situation. The difference in mass and potential energy is just that great. 4 tons vs. 40 doesn't give you much better odds than 1 ton vs. 40. In other words 4 times nothing still means they bury you in a toothpaste tube.
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