Comments on: Does Small Mean Unsafe?

By: Sonia

Sonia — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:02:36 +0000

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By: TJ

TJ — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:56:14 +0000

As soon as the Prius or any other small car can tow my boat/RV on the weekends and carry building materials (2×4, drywall,etc), so I can continue my work as a home renovator, I will get in-line. otherwise, understand that SOME of the Pickup trucks/SUV are neccessary. I do realize that many are just used for daily commutes, but that is also why it is now harder to find a sturdy truck or SUV (they need to have a soft ride for the soccer moms).

By: James Breezy

James Breezy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:33:18 +0000

I own a Toyota Prius 2009 model.

Talking about safety in a smaller car, well the Prius obviously has a awfully dangerous design flaw in the was the seat-belt buckle works.

I had a passenger in my 2009 Prius connect the seat belt buckle in backwards or turned the other way around. It fit in and connected sure, but when that person went to remove the seat-belt, it was STUCK and would not come out.

I took the Prium to a Toyota dealership and they told me that the seat-belt buckle was put in the wrong way and thats why it got stuck.

This creates a potentially very dangerous possibility for people dying in a Prius due to a design flaw in the seat-belt connection.

A seat-belt buckle should work both ways when inserted into the locking mechanism and connected.

Boo on you Toyota for this horrid design.

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:04:00 +0000

I guess we have to take care of ourselves anytime. It doesn’t matter if it is a compact car or a SUV, safety should be our first priority.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:03:50 +0000

I guess we have to take care of ourselves anytime. It doesn't matter if it is a compact car or a SUV, safety should be our first priority. -

By: mdensch

mdensch — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:45:11 +0000

Anonymouser: Could you provide us with more data on the green jacket scenario. This sounds intriguing, I may have to buy one.

By: Anonymouser

Anonymouser — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:54:06 +0000

The graph suggests that heavier vehicles are safer, but adding weight to vehicles is not the yellow brick road to Safetyville. How’s this for flawed logic: I wore a green jacket while driving to work today, and I did not get in an accident, therefore wearing green jackets increase safety. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m never taking my green jacket off… ever!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:04:20 +0000

What do you mean the graph does not support that a 2900 car is very safe, safer than all pickups, and safer than about 1/2 of all vehicles sold.

And a 3600 Camry is safer than all pickups and all SUV's, so it is safer than any other vehicle type. The cut-offs match the best SUV's and best pickups, so they are not arbitrary. . If everyone understood that sedans above 2900 are very safe, and sedans above 3600 are the safest vehicles on the road, safer than all pickups and SUV's it might encourage folks to actually improve safety.

By: 92 Civic VX

92 Civic VX — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:03:08 +0000

Come on $5 a gallon. SUVs will be like the dinosaurs – gone. Been driving Civics since the early 70s. I’d say small car drivers are more alert drivers. A safety issue overlooked. How many SUV owners have you seen yakking on their cell phones. Try talking and shifting at the same time – doesn’t work. Pull over and talk.

By: Boom Boom

Boom Boom — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:36:15 +0000

Absolutely, Paul. I always found it amusing that soccer moms would trade in a minivan for an SUV saying it was safer when all the accident data pointed in the other direction.