I watched a new car crash dummy test this morning on the news. It showed a crash a little off center from original front-end car crash. The new test established when the engine block is not engaged in a car crash where it can absorb the impact the driver does not survive. The new test focuses on 24% of the front end versus 40% of the front end in the original tests.
IIHS responded to the more than 10,000 deaths from frontal car crashes. When nearly every car performs well in the original frontal crash test, there must be a reason for all the deaths. Only two of the eleven luxury cars tested received a good rating. I do not own a luxury car, I own a Honda Civic. The group, IIHS - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, will test a Honda Accord next. Consumer Reports does not expect significant improvements due to the testing in the next five to ten years.
Having an automakers car earn a spot on the “top safety pick” list, is paramount to increased sales. I check the Safety list, don’t you?
What do you do if you cannot afford a luxury car that passed the new crash test? Like me, you continue to practice defensive driving techniques including wearing your seat belt, purchase cars within your price range that do make the safety list and wait for the auto makers to redesign safer and sturdier cage for all cars.
Good Luck out there.
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