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Re:Britain's roads can't keep up with our cars by DrScientist on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @05:54AM (#37494572)
You can get an older reasonably sized car which has an NCAP rating of 5.

Note bigger cars will have more mass and thus momentum & energy to dissipate, might be less nimble and certainly in the early days of SUV types were easier to roll.

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Re:Britain's roads can't keep up with our cars by therealchiggs on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @01:17PM (#37499099)
It's worth noting that NCAP ratings aren't necessarily comparable over time. New tests are periodically introduced and they generally become more stringent[1].

A 5-star car from 2015 is likely to be significantly less safe than a 5-star car from 2023.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_NCAP#Rating_history

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Re:Britain's roads can't keep up with our cars by DrScientist on Thursday September 14, 2023 @12:33PM (#37511167)
Fair point.
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