Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ...
by ambicapter on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @11:51AM
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> 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.
Its the "truth" until you run into something that's bigger than you.