Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 10:40:19 +1030 From: dwareingnopsamaide.on.net (David Wareing) Subject: Re: Saab 9-5 or Volvo S 80 ?
In article <01be2a9a$bc061d00$6297eac2nopsamelmi>, "Samuel Mikkola" <sampponopsami.fi> wrote: > > (WHIPS, IC, more rigid body, improved SIPS), and I am sure it will earn > > 4 stars as well. As for "real life safety", S80 should be better IMHO due > > to the active safety reasons mentioned above (traction, etc.). > > Active safety...if you don't have it you'll drive more carefully. And what happens when someone who isn't driving safely comes fishtailing around a corner into you? How is your safe driving going to help you? On the road, you have to assume that everyone else can kill you. Car safety is there to help alleviate the damage resulting from mistakes by *both* the driver and other road users.