Among the surprising least safe: Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew 4WD
Who stacked the deck?
One thing that is even more surprising to me is:
The Ford Crown Vic is one of the safest rated vehicles while the Mercury Grand Marquis is among the worst rated.
They are basically identical cars.
Also most likely to have an accident preceded by the words "hold my beer"?
Not a single “US” manufacturer on the list.
I stopped looking those reports years ago. The main reason was their inherent bias against US manfacturers, and the other reason is that the number spread between them safety wise are so small, that the numbers are basically the same. An example would be 12 fatalities per a million Audis vs. 13 fatalities per million Chevy pickups. And did they factor in the number of each models that are currently on the road?
The top of that list represents a small number of vehicles actually on the highway.
Dynamic Stability Control is supposedly helping avoid many crashes.
The funny part is i live on a steep hill and during Monday’s snowstorm i couldn’t get up the hill that i live on.
I would floor the gas and the RPM wouldn’t get above 2000 and the car would get stuck. i was wondering what was going on then i noticed the traction control light blinking.
I shut off both the TC and DSC and the car revved right up, wheels spun like crazy but i got up the hill.
Learned a lesson that day.
I wouldn't be caught dead in one of those anyway.
Depends on the meaning of “safe”. Years ago I had a BSA motorcycle. It was the safest motorcycle in the world. Only way you could ever get hurt was if it fell over while you were working on it trying to get it to run.
They should be an outrageous tax on booze (of all kinds) like they do cigarettes making it out of reach for many.
THAT would reduce accidents.
Liquor is responsible for more death and destruction than cigarettes EVER have or EVER will.