Correct.
P=MV
P1=P2 (in an inelastic collision, real world you must consider energy
absorbed, which is to some extent related to M and design)
But that also doesn't account for the factors you mentioned, like
placement of gas tanks, etc.
In any case I would rather be driving something bigger, I feel pretty
good in my trucks (Silverado, Suburban) and the Benzes (though the ML
seems a bit marginal but the 126s are fine).
NHTSA might have some data like this, and I think the IIHS (insurance
org) does testing too.
--FT
On 5/9/17 12:07 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Did you see that link to the Jalopnik article on the cost to repair newer cars'
safety systems, and how it was causing a lot of them to be totaled even after a
minor accident as a result?
Mass is always going to be on your side. If you’re in a Prius and you go up
against a soccer mom in an SUV, you’re going to lose no matter what.
That’s one thing I don’t worry about with my cars. With the exception of maybe
the SL500, they’re all big and substantial enough that short of a semi or
locomotive, they’ll most likely come out of it OK. And if the car is totaled,
so be it. It will have served its purpose.
-D
On May 9, 2017, at 11:56 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
Anyone have any good suggestions on researching auto safety records?
I have been looking online but it seems to be more difficult than it ought to
be. I keep coming up with information on new vehicles but little on used ones.
The powers that be want me to believe that a tiny new car is safer than a
larger old car because it has some new fangled electronic doodads that might
prevent me from wandering into an oncoming lane etc.
I am really more interested in something that will provide superior protection
if some texting driver happens to run into me when I do not have time or space
to dodge out of the way.
I know you folks think that the older MB's are wonderful cars when it comes to
safety but I am curious as to how they and others compare.
For example, I always thought that the Ford Crown Victoria should be reasonably
safe as it is a larger car etc but apparently the fuel tank is in a bad spot
and serious rear end collisions are bad news with them. I assume it would be
similar for the Lincolns which were built on the same chassis.
I have no interest in buying a new car but I am interested in finding a larger
used car. I have been driving the Honda Civic that I acquired from my mother
and it is a nice little car but a bit too little for my tastes. It gets good
fuel mileage but I do not want to be in it if it gets hit by something bigger.
RB
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“Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or
petty,
never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the
enemy.”
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