Safest car sold in Australia is...

[ozpacman]

Originally Posted by Pedro

I thought the safest car was one driven by the most competent safest driver.

You're dead right there Pedro.

Young Cassie/Dylan/Celeste/Tyler has to have the new XYZ GTi "because like it's really safe and stuff - and it's got like 5 star safety or whatever"

Then they drive off up the street in it as proud as punch whilst taking a selfie and uploading it to instagram . . .

[SumoDog68]

Originally Posted by Pedro

I thought the safest car was one driven by the most competent safest driver.

On the other hand there are times when driver competency has no influence on the outcome - hence even F1 have safety features ... Surely F1 drivers are competent enough ?

[1TUFFUTE]

Originally Posted by Pedro

I thought the safest car was one driven by the most competent safest driver.

Yeah you'd think so...but too bad these cars only crash when we are in them. And like has been covered in other threads a lot.....the very meaning of crash or specifically 'accident' sometimes means you often have no say in the matter!
Your tyre blows....sticks you into a pole....no chance!
Truck driver falls asleep and swerves straight into you...no chance!

If EVERYONE was the safest and a competent driver....maybe !
But on a really basic, simple level....being in a newer safer car surely is better then nothing I suppose!

[Olbucko]

The Hyundai might be the safest car to be in if you are having a collision with a stationary honeycomb aluminium block, however if you chose to have a head on with say a loaded up Ranger for example, weighing 3500kg you would not be in the safest car any more. The damage to both vehicles would be about the same but the G forces experienced by the driver of the lighter car would be nearly double .

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by 1TUFFUTE

Yeah you'd think so...but too bad these cars only crash when we are in them. And like has been covered in other threads a lot.....the very meaning of crash or specifically 'accident' sometimes means you often have no say in the matter!
Your tyre blows....sticks you into a pole....no chance!
Truck driver falls asleep and swerves straight into you...no chance!

If EVERYONE was the safest and a competent driver....maybe !
But on a really basic, simple level....being in a newer safer car surely is better then nothing I suppose!

Point taken but what I was alluding to is that an experienced driver who has done a defensive driving course and other driving enhancement courses like John Bowe driving school etc., will have the ability to avoid a lot (not all) crash situations.
Back in the 80's - 90's I used to drive around 80,000 kms per year and on average avoid around half a dozen serious situations every year. I instructed defensive driving courses back then and also high speed car control and it was due to my understanding that I was able to avoid potentially life threatening situations.

[usernametaken]

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