1992 Honda Prelude totals 2001 GMC Yukon 4wd SUV

[Tennesseestorm]

Well, her Yukon is back on the road and in perfect working order. The crash only did some minor suspension/steering damage. She is pleased... she had been driving their "backup vehicle", a 1987 Mazda B2200 truck.

Originally Posted by titaniummd

Yikes! That goes to show what "crash tests" mean....absolutely nothing in the real world.

Yeah, its hard to judge and this is only against a car of the exact same size/weight and its a full-frontal crash... not offset. I did find out that the 5-star ratings have a more detailed data about them. Back in the 90s, NHTSA sent me some printed sheets that had the numbers data that made up the stars. Now they have them on their website.

For example, here is a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. Look down to the photo of the car and to the left, it has the star rating... below that, you will see head injury criterion for driver/passenger and below that is the chest deceleration for the driver/passenger and below that is the femor load (legs). Teh higher the number, the higher the forces and chances for injury. The head and chest are what makes up the ratings.

This is a good way to compare two cars with 5-stars... you can see which one is even better than the other.

Safercar.gov

Here is a link to check all tested cars.....

Safercar.gov

I like this link.... these are more real-life type crashes.... off-set head-on crashes....
IIHS crash test results

Originally Posted by 12GO

The star rating system is a horrible way to rate a car in a crash. 5 stars? that tells me they met the min. required by law. That doesn't give a way to tell if the car will or not protect you in a wreck. I'd like to see an overall number system, say 1 to 1000. Higher the number, the better the protection in that type crash. It would allow sub divisions of 1-100 in that you could see was the overall number raised by really great if you get hit in the rear? Or was it fantastic in a t-boned wreck but you will die if the front touches anything? What was the roof collapse measurements in a 1 time rollover or a multible rollover?

[Innovator831021]

I fail to see the point... I can total a tour bus with a $5 hammer from home depot.

[12GO]

Originally Posted by Tennesseestorm

Well, her Yukon is back on the road and in perfect working order. The crash only did some minor suspension/steering damage. She is pleased... she had been driving their "backup vehicle", a 1987 Mazda B2200 truck.




Yeah, its hard to judge and this is only against a car of the exact same size/weight and its a full-frontal crash... not offset. I did find out that the 5-star ratings have a more detailed data about them. Back in the 90s, NHTSA sent me some printed sheets that had the numbers data that made up the stars. Now they have them on their website.

For example, here is a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. Look down to the photo of the car and to the left, it has the star rating... below that, you will see head injury criterion for driver/passenger and below that is the chest deceleration for the driver/passenger and below that is the femor load (legs). Teh higher the number, the higher the forces and chances for injury. The head and chest are what makes up the ratings.

This is a good way to compare two cars with 5-stars... you can see which one is even better than the other.

Safercar.gov

Here is a link to check all tested cars.....

Safercar.gov

I like this link.... these are more real-life type crashes.... off-set head-on crashes....
IIHS crash test results

Good links, Thanks for posting!

[Tennesseestorm]

Your welcome.

Speaking of small cars hitting large vehicles... On a sad note, there was a crash locally today where a small Ford Festiva hit a dump truck head-on and unfortunately, killing the driver. The car was demolished. Worst possible scenerio.... very small car hitting a dump truck head-on.... newstory here....

Wreck Involving Dump Truck In Elizabethton Fatal | TriCities (http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/wreck_involving_dump_truck_in_elizabethton_fatal/20239/ - broken link)