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Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ... by ambicapter on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @11:51AM (#23691282)
> A 2700lb subcompact vehicle that scores Good may fare worse than a 5000lb SUV that scores Acceptable. This is because the small overlap tests involve driving the vehicle into a fixed obstacle, as opposed to a reference vehicle or vehicle-like obstacle of a specific weight. This is, in some sense, equivalent to crashing the vehicle into a vehicle of the same weight, so it's as if the 2700lb subcompact was tested by running it into a 2700lb subcompact and the 5000lb SUV was tested by running it into another 5000 lb SUV.

Its the "truth" until you run into something that's bigger than you.

Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ... by globular-toast on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @12:04PM (#23691455)
No.. that still shows it's the truth.
Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ... by komali2 on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @12:23PM (#23691712)
This isn't correcting for whether people can safely drive the biggest vehicles on the road, semi trucks.