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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 09:08:57 +0300
From: Jyrki Alakuijala <Jyrki.Alakuijalanospam.me.via.google>
Subject: Re: Which one of these cars are the safest, and which one should I get?


The Diesel wrote: > I wish car manufacturers [...] You are focusing on the right thing, car safety. Roughly half of the costs of road traffic is caused by injuries and deaths, and it is smart to consider it as the main factor in buying a car. None of the cars are "safe", some are only less dangerous than other. Probably the best place to look at is in insurance records. Some cars have strange qualities that keep them away from harm's way, and you may be able to spot them from the records. Highway loss data institute publishes these records every now and then. It is sponsored by insurance companies and I suppose that their main interest is to guide the consumers to buy cars that produce less insuries, and less reimbursement. However, it is common sense to compare these records with other results, such as the crashworthiness tests by various car manufacturers and various institutions. http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ictl/ictl.htm http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ictl/ictl_lux.htm There are .pdf files for different years. Look for the range of years in the age group that your are looking in. The results for different years can be different if the models have been changed. Make sure that the centerpoint of the gravity is low. You do not want to roll over in the car in highway speeds.

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