How safe is your car?

CarltonHill · December 27th, 2011, 02:05 PM

For the car owners, buyers and others interested, there are various factors to be considered first before buying / getting / acquiring a car such as airbags.

The following videos are about crash tests (40-64kmh) and results/ratings from some org, company, website, etc...

So how safe is your car? Which car is safer? Japanese? European? American? Chinese? Indian? Swedish? Italian? Korean? ...

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(Common cars seen in Southeast Asia's 6 Major countries/economies - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam)

The Corolla scored 5 stars..

poor yaris was destroyed like a chinese car

seems like we get what we pay for. more expensive, much safer?

Frontal Offset: Good, Side Impact (With Airbags): Good

Overall evaluation: Good

Frontal Impact takes place at 64 Km/h, 40% of the width of the car striking a deformable barrier. In the side impact, a mobile deformable barrier impacts the driver's door at 50 km/h. In the pole test, the car tested is propelled sideways at 29km/h into a rigid pole."

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good
Structure/safety cage Injury measures Restraints/dummy kinematics
Head/neck Chest Leg/foot, left Leg/foot, right
Good Good Good Good Good Good

i have this one.

Dahlis · December 27th, 2011, 02:31 PM

The NCAP tests dont tell you the whole story. Since it doesnt care about the cars size. Small cars will always be less safe.

The leaders of safety are Volvo and Mercedes.

I drive a swedish car so im safe.

CarltonHill · December 27th, 2011, 02:33 PM

nice. maybe you drive a Volvo..

Dahlis · December 27th, 2011, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarltonHill

nice. maybe you drive a Volvo..

No I drive a SAAB actually, very safe cars but sadly filing for bancrupsy now.

CarltonHill · December 27th, 2011, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dahlis

No I drive a SAAB actually, very safe cars but sadly filing for bancrupsy now.

SAAB 9-3? SAAB is nice...good interiors, but i'd only seen once in my entire life...only Volvo is the available swedish car here in PH and pretty more common than MBenz.

Dahlis · December 27th, 2011, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarltonHill

SAAB 9-3? SAAB is nice...good interiors, but i'd only seen once in my entire life...only Volvo is the available swedish car here in PH and pretty more common than MBenz.

The larger one the 9-5. Volvo has done a much better marketing job and are doing really well now.

joshsam · January 3rd, 2012, 05:13 PM

Mine defenately not. Airbag doesn't work because the indicator keeps burning

still ok for 13 years old :p

joshsam · January 3rd, 2012, 05:34 PM

you should look up some chinese made cars...You'll die in that in a crash of only 40mph.

Sarepava · January 18th, 2012, 01:08 AM

I've got a new-ish Renault, so feeling pretty safe as it has 5* safety rating, 6 airbags, door beams, active crumple zones, the works. My friend skidded his off a wet road into a tree on its side at 40MPH, and simply climbed out, in the process discovering that the entire weight of the car can be supported on the door mirror. That convinced me they were pretty safe. French cars seem to have been concentrating on safety for some years and get good ratings a lot now.

duozhuchen · November 18th, 2012, 04:15 PM

I think that the safest car in Germany.

Galro · November 20th, 2012, 09:37 PM

I got a '70s BMW. Without airbag or crumple zones. Very unsafe, but I don't really care.

He Named Thor · November 26th, 2012, 06:00 AM

I have one of the safest cars of its day.

"The Ford Taurus and the Mercury Sable were redesigned for the 2000 model year to provide more advanced occupant restraint features. The Sable was discontinued after the 2005 model year, and the 2006 Taurus was sold primarily to fleets. The Taurus was then discontinued after the 2006 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury.

Injury measures — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity."
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.a...8&seriesid=435

(The IIHS is not the US government's vehicle testing entity. The IIHS is a non-profit organization which tests vehicles using a more difficult front-offset collision. In such a test, only 40% of the vehicle's front end comes into contact with the barricade. This is different than the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration test in which 100% of the vehicle's front end hits the wall. More at Wikipedia.)

Very detailed Ford press release for anyone interested:
http://media.ford.com/article_displa...rticle_id=1269

printingray · November 26th, 2012, 05:54 PM

My father always used older models because he felt them safe and sound. Although the cars before 70s don't have the guarantee of safety but these were made up of heave metal and we can make 3 cars by restoring them nowadays.

DanielFigFoz · November 26th, 2012, 07:21 PM

December 27th, 2011, 02:05 PM	#1
CarltonHill Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Metro Manila Posts: 1,145 Likes (Received): 189	How safe is your car? For the car owners, buyers and others interested, there are various factors to be considered first before buying / getting / acquiring a car such as airbags. The following videos are about crash tests (40-64kmh) and results/ratings from some org, company, website, etc... So how safe is your car? Which car is safer? Japanese? European? American? Chinese? Indian? Swedish? Italian? Korean? ... _____________________________________________________________ (Common cars seen in Southeast Asia's 6 Major countries/economies - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam) The Corolla scored 5 stars.. poor yaris was destroyed like a chinese car seems like we get what we pay for. more expensive, much safer? Frontal Offset: Good, Side Impact (With Airbags): Good Overall evaluation: Good Frontal Impact takes place at 64 Km/h, 40% of the width of the car striking a deformable barrier. In the side impact, a mobile deformable barrier impacts the driver's door at 50 km/h. In the pole test, the car tested is propelled sideways at 29km/h into a rigid pole." OVERALL EVALUATION: Good Structure/safety cage Injury measures Restraints/dummy kinematics Head/neck Chest Leg/foot, left Leg/foot, right Good Good Good Good Good Good i have this one.

January 3rd, 2012, 05:13 PM	#7
joshsam Bokparty Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sint-Truiden Posts: 4,322 Likes (Received): 314	Mine defenately not. Airbag doesn't work because the indicator keeps burning still ok for 13 years old :p __________________ *Be. Forum Meeting - Brussels* Morocco: Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz region- A small trip report Belgium's capital of fruit: Sint-Truiden

January 3rd, 2012, 05:34 PM	#8
joshsam Bokparty Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sint-Truiden Posts: 4,322 Likes (Received): 314	you should look up some chinese made cars...You'll die in that in a crash of only 40mph. __________________ *Be. Forum Meeting - Brussels* Morocco: Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz region- A small trip report Belgium's capital of fruit: Sint-Truiden

January 18th, 2012, 01:08 AM	#9
Sarepava Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London/Southampton Posts: 49 Likes (Received): 0	I've got a new-ish Renault, so feeling pretty safe as it has 5* safety rating, 6 airbags, door beams, active crumple zones, the works. My friend skidded his off a wet road into a tree on its side at 40MPH, and simply climbed out, in the process discovering that the entire weight of the car can be supported on the door mirror. That convinced me they were pretty safe. French cars seem to have been concentrating on safety for some years and get good ratings a lot now. __________________ Visited: Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City, Wales

November 18th, 2012, 04:15 PM	#10
duozhuchen Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 21 Likes (Received): 0	I think that the safest car in Germany. __________________ China Cars Accessories

December 27th, 2011, 02:31 PM	#2
Dahlis Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 748 Likes (Received): 31	The NCAP tests dont tell you the whole story. Since it doesnt care about the cars size. Small cars will always be less safe. The leaders of safety are Volvo and Mercedes. I drive a swedish car so im safe.

December 27th, 2011, 02:33 PM	#3
CarltonHill Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Metro Manila Posts: 1,145 Likes (Received): 189	nice. maybe you drive a Volvo..

November 20th, 2012, 09:37 PM	#11
Galro Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 7,469 Likes (Received): 610	I got a '70s BMW. Without airbag or crumple zones. Very unsafe, but I don't really care. __________________ @ Flickr

November 26th, 2012, 06:00 AM	#12
He Named Thor Just kidding. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beautiful Sheboygan, WI Posts: 687 Likes (Received): 37	I have one of the safest cars of its day. "The Ford Taurus and the Mercury Sable were redesigned for the 2000 model year to provide more advanced occupant restraint features. The Sable was discontinued after the 2005 model year, and the 2006 Taurus was sold primarily to fleets. The Taurus was then discontinued after the 2006 model year. Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury. Injury measures — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity." http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.a...8&seriesid=435 (The IIHS is not the US government's vehicle testing entity. The IIHS is a non-profit organization which tests vehicles using a more difficult front-offset collision. In such a test, only 40% of the vehicle's front end comes into contact with the barricade. This is different than the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration test in which 100% of the vehicle's front end hits the wall. More at Wikipedia.) Very detailed Ford press release for anyone interested: http://media.ford.com/article_displa...rticle_id=1269

November 26th, 2012, 05:54 PM	#13
printingray BANNED Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 38 Likes (Received): 1	My father always used older models because he felt them safe and sound. Although the cars before 70s don't have the guarantee of safety but these were made up of heave metal and we can make 3 cars by restoring them nowadays.

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