file.newsgroup.cars.103188 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Jim Frost)
Subject: Re: Is car saftey important?
[email protected] (John F Nielsen) writes:
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Jim Frost) writes:
>>[email protected] (Trevor Corkum) writes:
>>I figure that 30mph collisions into brick walls aren't common enough
>>for me to spend that much extra money for protection, but there are
>>lots of low-speed collisions that do worry me.
>Get into an 30+ mph accident and you may reconsider. I've been in one
>and it is *really* scarey. My life is something I value more
>than a car's looks or handeling. Consider it insurance, it may not
>happen often but when it does, you'll sure be glad you got a safe car.
>Granted the tests aren't perfect but I'd much rather be in a car that
>did well in the test than a car that did horribly.
You raise a valid point, but again it's a tradeoff -- how much money
do you want to spend for that kind of protection? You could buy a
Volvo, Saab, or 'Benz and get really good crash protection (and other
luxuries) but you'll pay significantly more for it. In my case it's
out of the question because *all* of those cars are beyond my budget.
Even in high-speed head-on collisions the most beneficial item you can
have is a good old 3-point seatbelt. Nowadays, at least in the US,
you get an airbag if you get a 3-point belt so (presumably) you get an
added safety benefit there as well. That's something I certainly look
for and which can be had in inexpensive cars.
My $.02, of course.
jim frost
[email protected]