Crash Test Info

[gregoryglen]

I found this interesting http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCAP/Cars/2012.html. I don't know if anybody has posted this before. Seems the passenger side is somewhat safer than the driver's side. I would have hoped that AV would have scored higher. Of course any vehicle won't do well when competing with a immovable object. To help make sense of the data you may want to check out the FAQ. http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCAP/Info.html

Seems The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety hasn't done any testing on the AV. I couldn't even find any data on the Yukon, Suburbans or Tahoes.

 

[NJAV]

Hmm..Hopefully that is a position that none of us ever have to be in....unfortunately sometimes no matter how careful we are...it still becomes unavoidable.....

I still feel safer driving an Av...than let's just say a mazda miata....

 

[dgalarne]

I just went to the NHTSA site, and if I read the data correctly the NHTSA does not follow their own star rating system...Driver's side information for Head injury, chest deceleration and femur load translate (using the graphs) to less than 20% probability of injury for each category which should be a 4 star rating and the passenger side comes under 10% probability which should be a 5 star. Did I miss something in the explanation given by NHTSA? Is the rating lower because the other tests have not been done yet?

 

[gregoryglen]

Posted by: NJAV
Hmm..Hopefully that is a position that none of us ever have to be in....unfortunately sometimes no matter how careful we are...it still becomes unavoidable.....

I still feel safer driving an Av...than let's just say a mazda miata

I couldn't agree more. I was once involved in 2 seperate automobile accidents in a 2 week period (neither was my fault). I tell you what. I started wearing a seat belt after that. It's amazing how you have no control over your body, even at speeds less than 50 mph. To be in a truck rather than a small compact car in any crash would seem safer. The more weight the better your chance of survival.

 

[BruceCr_ms]

I didn't expect the AV's engine compartment to crush as much as it did. Still, I'm with everyone else: I'd rather be in a big vehicle than a small one. I was once driving a Datsum B210 when I was broadsided my a Malibu. It wasn't pretty. My friend was in his Olds Toronado (cast iron fenders for all you youngens) when he was broadsided by a Caddy. The Caddy that broadsided him was totaled. The Olds drove away with a 1" dent...no other damage. More metal, more metal...

 

[gregoryglen]

Posted by: dgalarne
I just went to the NHTSA site, and if I read the data correctly the NHTSA does not follow their own star rating system...Driver's side information for Head injury, chest deceleration and femur load translate (using the graphs) to less than 20% probability of injury for each category which should be a 4 star rating and the passenger side comes under 10% probability which should be a 5 star. Did I miss something in the explanation given by NHTSA? Is the rating lower because the other tests have not been done yet?

It looks like a the star system is a combination of HIC (Head Injury Criterion), Chest Deceleration and Femur Load. Take a look at the stats for the suburban http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCAP/Cars/1803.html
It is very similar in size and weight as the AV. The Suburban scored lower on the HIC which should have given it 5 stars on the passenger's side. But only received 4 stars because the Chest Deceleration was higher than on the drivers side. Thus the scoring of only 4 stars.

Okay I must go lay down now I think I strained the old noodle.