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Regarding vehicle safety, size does matter - a lot, according to a recent crash test.
It is physical, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety President Adrian Lund said it is a law with the advantage of the weight and size of the largest car, they'll always have a safety advantage in accidents.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested three of the safest minicar market by deliberately crashing head on cars in medium-sized enterprises made by the same manufacturers.
In each test, the vehicle large model does better, though manufacturers claim that the tests are conducted at speeds that drivers are not likely to meet in real accidents.
Yet the report notes that the results are an indication of the relative safety of people riding in small cars, as opposed to larger cars, he said people riding in the smaller car would be a disadvantage because the smaller car would be pushed back by the larger vehicle during the impact.
Indeed, the death rate for people in mini cars involved in accidents was almost twice as much as people in big cars in 2007, according to the U S Department of Transportation.
The miniature Honda Fit faced the midsize Accord, while the Toyota Yaris against the Camry in crash tests of the institute.
In both cases, small cars were damaged far more than their average counterparts firms The Toyota Camry is Intrusion far into the Yaris interior.
The institute said it was because small vehicles do not have a long bonnet to absorb the shock.
The standard also held true even for branded luxury cars.
The hybrid vehicle Smart Fortwo made by Mercedes, appears when crashed into the Mercedes C-Class heaviest The heaviest car still hit the slightest with more force, according to the institute.
Despite their sustainable re more damage than larger cars, three mini cars tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety passed all crash tests the government.
All three have done well in the frontal offset barrier test of the institute, but all three were hurt in a frontal collision with midsize cars.
The tests illustrated an important point, but when it comes to cars, size, said Lund.
Car manufacturers said that the head of the institute tests are unfair, because they are conducted at speeds that exceed the majority of actual collisions But the institute said it conducted similar tests from years.
The unusual and extreme conditions produced by this test highlight the issue of compatibility between vehicles, but at higher speeds than most real vehicle to vehicle breaks Honda failure conducts extensive research on the vehicle to vehicle and other types of accidents in our state- crash test facilities of-the-art in Tochigi, Japan, and Ohio, with advanced capabilities for the study of car-to-car accidents.
The Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure Honda is the result of this research, and specifically with the frontal crash compatibility between vehicles of different size and height of tower while helping to absorb the energy of a frontal collision by channeling the energy through the two elements of the upper and lower structure Our structure Ace body has helped all 2009 Honda vehicles to achieve good grades IIHS and NCAP five-star NHTSA frontal crash tests, except for the S2000.
At Honda, safety is a top priority All Honda vehicles undergo development and rigorous testing to help achieve a high level of occupant protection At the same time, we continually strive to improve the safety of all our products.
The statement continues testing IIHS equivalent to a closing speed of 80 mph with a speed equivalent energy greater than 99 9 percent of all real-world crashes attempt to thwart accidents these very high ranges may actually have unintended consequences and trade-offs involved in protection, crash test is more representative of actual collisions.
The real question for an assessment of global security is how vehicle safety systems perform in the unlimited variety of real-world accidents According to the State Administration data traffic safety NHTSA, less 0 06 percent of all frontal collisions occur at the crash severity selected by the IIHS.
The coexistence of large and small vehicles and security implications when the two are in a collision has been discussed for several years.
According to NHTSA, vehicle safety in all car classes continues to improve, in part because of the active and passive safety features developed by the automotive industry.
Smart USA Distributor LLC is the exclusive distributor of the smart fortwo in the United States and Puerto Rico The president of Smart USA, Dave Schembri, made the following statement regarding the test Insurance Institute.
This non-standard crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IIHS simulates an accident situation is rare and extreme test used a gravity extremely high collision is unlikely to occur in accidents in fact the real world, less than 1 percent of all crashes fall within these parameters.
The test conducted by the IIHS did not reflect how federal regulators evaluate vehicles in crash tests The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires that the cars and trucks of all sizes meet strict safety requirements.
The Smart Fortwo meets or exceeds all crash test standards of the US government, including a side crash rating five stars, and has previously obtained the highest scores for the solvency front and side impact IIHS in its standard Smart Fortwo test is equipped with advanced systems of preventive and protective safety against collision accident, including the electronic stability program ESP, and a reinforced steel safety cage called a tridion safety cell, which is standard equipment on all models.
During the last decade, Smart has a proven track record of safety with about 1 million cars on the road in 37 countries People drive small cars for many reasons, not just fuel economy as the IIHS says people choose small vehicles because they are generally more environmentally friendly, great value, they offer more driving and parking options in congested urban areas and many consumers tell us they are simply more fun to drive.
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