[Tigris99]

Think people are way over thinking this. All modern passenger vehicles are designed with crumple zones and so on for safety.

First thing is to forget the electronic safety features exist. They arent there so you dont have to pay attention. They are there to increase the chance of avoiding an accident that comes out with next to no time to respond.

Messing with the infotainment system and all the other crap while driving is just as had as texting while driving

Concentrate on pay attention to the other drivers and be aware of your surroundings. Dont speed excessively and dont be like the elderly how drive WELL under the speed limit (which causes countless accidents because people are trying to move around. And they dont turn their flashers on as required to signal a slow moving vehicle).

That limits you to someone pulling out from a side street as a serious threat.

The key is to pay attention and be a better driver because the chances of an accident are actually quite high compared to most other things. Be aware and drive within the limits of you and your vehicle because no matter the ratings etc your talking less than 1% increase or decrease risk of injury or death between any modern vehicles.

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[Tigris99]

I agree with all of what you're saying about safe driving, and of course modern vehicles are more safe than vehicles used to be, but I think to totally dismiss safety differences between different vehicles and/or classes of vehicles is irresponsible, especially considering, as you said, the chances of an accident are high compared to other things.

Not remotely irresponsible. If those ratings matter that much then means driver is a danger to others because they are relying on a vehicles safety features vs having proper skills to be on the road.

Making some big deal about small variations which apply between all vehicles (want a bigger difference, compare a full size suv like an Escalade to something the size of an accord then there is a difference worth even reading) is rediculous. In an accident that isnt going to mean one bit of difference. Maybe 1 in 10 million accidents will that slight variation reduce an injury.

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