Comments on: Bigger Is Safer – Used Car Safety Ratings Guide

By: Richo

Richo — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:26:11 +0000

I had a look at RACQs website on Thursday and found a link to a copy of the Used Car Safety Ratings Guide in the media release page.
I put the link into the website field. Hopefully it will appear above my comment so you can click on it to go there.

By: car news guy

car news guy — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:15:43 +0000

These results are issued across the country, so even if you can’t find them on the RACQ site, they won’t be hard to find on the RTA site or whichever part of the country you are in.

No doubt size plays a part, but I certainly wouldn’t make that my deciding factor if I were looking to by a car based on safety. You can get small/medium cars that provide excellent protection, and some that are absolute dogs. Same can be said for 4wds etc.

I’d use these ratings in conjunction with the ANCAP ratings to get a fuller picture.

By: 280zx

280zx — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:59:15 +0000

Quote= “I’m more terrified of a the 16 year old kid in a hyundai (no offence to hyundai)texting on thier phone with a 3000 watt stereo blairing away. ”

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa good one !

By: Blue Blood

Blue Blood — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:48:00 +0000

I’m more terrified of a the 16 year old kid in a hyundai (no offence to hyundai)texting on thier phone with a 3000 watt stereo blairing away.

By: 280zx

280zx — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:25:52 +0000

I Think banning all of these off road trucks in urban areas would be just as good! And high powered SUV’S no need for em ! (unless your a bored housewife with eight kids to get to school)….LOL

By: Blue Blood

Blue Blood — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:02:33 +0000

I think banning Bull bars in urban area’s would be a step in the right direction.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:00:25 +0000

Double posting again, given that these days any respectable car (newer ones) regardless of side maitains its integrity, people dont die so much of intrusion but the sudden stop. So 1.8 tonne V8 vs 1 tonne Hatchback doesnt have a major difference… when you start talking about trucks then just maybe, because they ride higher up and physically push the other vehicle back.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:57:37 +0000

Yes but what Im saying is that its a hard thing to conclusively say when on average larger vehciles have more safety features… so they are going to score better not neccesarily because of cabin intrusion but because they have the airbags! Although Im sure larger it abit better, most cars these days dont make you eat the dash or have a loss to the strucutal integrity of the vehicle (Barina excluded) no matter how large or small. Maybe this kind of ‘study’ would have been useful back in the 80s when a crumple zone was listed as a safety feature.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:54:42 +0000

Correction to my original, they were talking heavier vehicles in general not just 4WD. But it still applies, the lighter vehciles are the cheapest… while on average the heavier the more expensive… so more features.

By: alborz

alborz — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:51:22 +0000

I think the point is – the heavier the car, the more chance of crushing ur fellow accident victim, so they take the full force, and you take very little.