Let's just say, Ford has always been a death bucket to driver and others around them, and those Korean Hyundai's are like Toe Bidens population control plan, I'm not sure how you're supposed to walk straight after any of those wreak at any speed. In fact, local to my area yesterday, 21 year old woman died rear ending a Silverado and smashing into something else... Let's just say, the car was identified by the hub caps...
Seth Johnson not really. cars of that era were just starting to get senors in the seats that detected weather a passenger is there or not. so if that was the case, and there was no passenger, it would make sense that the airbag would not go off.
My mom does as well, an '02. I wanna know how companies can still produce vehicles with ratings that bad, even for then. You'd figure a truck would hold up well since there's less weight in the back, but nope. Imagine if you were hauling 500 pounds, the passenger compartment wouldn't exist.
Is the shower of plastic and metal pieces also a safety feature to alert other motorists? The ultimate safety feature was aboard the Pinto, everyone from a mile around knew when one was rear-ended :)
@jsteiger no its not. its caused by either the horn circuit being shorted to ground (thus completing the circuit and activating the horn) or the horn button is being depressed physically
No, he is dead serious. ArchHeretic, don't listen to this guy. He's spreading lies. He told me he loved me and he'd marry and well, pff look at how that turned out... >[
Damn! That Dodge Neon at the end looked horrible! That was the first car I bought when I was 16 years old too! So glad the timing chain broke and grenaded the motor before I ever had a chance to wreck it!
rcamp1423; be VERY careful driving that car, especially if you live in an area with snow and road salt, the Neon has a critical design flaw in the front suspension system... the air conditioner drain hose drains right on top of the “K Member” which is a metal subframe the lower suspension arms connect to, its a poor quality steel that rusts extremely rapidly and can collapse under stress, causing front suspension failure It can be repaired, but it’s not cheap, easily around $2000.... My ‘02’s was basically rust after 5 years in northern New England
😁 I used to have a Toyota previa and I have to admit it wasn't a very good looking car and when I just saw the crash test I'm glad I never had an accident!
***** i dont think it looks that bad. The japanese drift these sometimes. There are way uglier cars. Pontiac aztek, fiat multipla, ssang yong rodius and so on.
Subaru builds their cars so the engine and drivetrain absorb the impact a bit. The drivetrain breaks away toward the bottom so as not to injure the passengers and at the same time absorbs a bit of the impact. You can look it up it's actually quite interesting. Subarus are overall very safe cars!
Treetop64 glad i was in a 04 f150 new design... Crashed into a concrete barrier at 80 to a dead stop, walked away with bruises from seat belts thats it
Darwinpasta Haha, true! I think they just did it to prove that it wasn't a fluke that it performed so badly that one time - that it is such a poor design that it will perform the same way.
Yeah I got hit in the driver's door when I had a Neon. I remembered the 2 1/2 star rating I pulled myself towards the passenger seat before the impact. Flew back and my head went through the glass in my door. And yet, right where I was sitting before I moved was now door. Not any seat, just door. Seriously, take these safety ratings like your life depends on them because they do.
My buddy drives the hotrod version of the neon (it's a srt-4) he got hit in the side and it damn near ripped the car in half and that's with a roll cage installed in the car
Slippy CoCo my dad had Saabs for 20 years before GM fucked then up his first was involved in a accident that would have killed the passengers in most cars of the time he drove it home after it rolled with no intrusion into the passengers compartment
Now, I'm a Chevy guy, but based on some of the newer iihs tests on the new Ford's, they've gotten ALOT better at the safety of the driver, they're still not the best, but better
Damn. I drive a 2003 Sonata. I saw the side-impact test on the official IIHS website (in addition to this frontal crash), and holy hell I hope I never get into an accident. I wish I could afford a new vehicle.
What...? KIA is now directly competing in the $50,000 bracket with BMW as promised by 2017 Have you seen the 2017 models? No? Go get educated Hyundai is now offering the same platform style, with more standard features, and better prices than Honda. You delusional, or just a bad internet troll?
rudkacka You can get a fully optioned out Hyundai Santa Fe Turbo for like under $40. IDK where his $50k numbers came from. They compete with the middle ground like Ford and Nissan.
had an accident in my 98 Neon, 5-10 mph, hit the back of late 90s Trans Am pushed his bumper about an inch, tore the front end of the Neon up pretty badly, insurance totaled it
i know they should issue out 10 grand to every f150 owner of this year so they can buy something safer ford should be in a huge lawsuit they got shit tons of money
@@daltonhill5110 That's because the purpose of a car in a crash is to save you, the driver, not the car itself. Modern cars with crumple zones absorb the impact. Older, stiff cars with no crumple zones transfer the impact into you, the driver.
Konrad C my mom drives a large Toyota Land Cruiser and we got in a small accident. When it was in the shop we rented a Hyundai Accent and I was so nervous to get in that thing
Wrong. These models for the mentioned years yes, but the average American car is much safer than European cars. And you heard this from somebody who lives in the EU.
shitty american pickups don't have to fulfill se same safety regulations as "normal" cars and are cheaper to own. Guess that's why they keep buying that crap.
well another person could look at their phone for a second and crash into you head on.. with no fault of your own your crappy unsafe car might kill you then
Yes but just so u know this is direct solid steel that dosent flex back.when u crash with another car its softer i mean still horrible but u know what i mean there is a space between gaps
They did a test on a 1959 Impala. Pretty much puts to rest the assertion that older, bigger, full frame metal cars are safer than the modern small plastic one they crashed it into.
My remark was sarcastic. Here we have footage of old cars, yet people in the comments react as though it is somehow a reflection on the industry, presumably modern day.
Here is the perfect ad for a car company: Crash test with the CEO in the drivers seat instead of a dummy. You say your cars are safe, right? I would do it if I had true confidence in the safety of what my company is building.
Safety and durability have both gone up significantly in all F series trucks since the model year of that test. Also, best selling pickups 50 years and running, so yeah... guess we'll wait and see if GM or Fiat can ever play catch up. I'm still laughing at how GM failed with the aluminum body trucks 30 years ago and Ford just made a success of it.
How long that model of Truck is in production is irrelevant, we aren't comparing a modern European truck to a 25 year old F-150, this was a modern F-150(at the time) and as such should be held to the same standard as everyone else and it failed fucking miserably! If we apply your logic, a 2017 Toyota Hilux should be terrible in a crash test simply because the model has existed for 20 years.
Holy wow, the Previa's steering wheel literally impaled the dummy's head as it was driven up into the ceiling during the crash. The poor seatbelt design left the dummy in a reclining position.
Because the wheel wells and the underside of the car are usually dark-either because they're painted that color or they're in shade. Painting the wheels white makes it easier to see on the high speed video exactly how they behave in a crash.
We had a 1991 Previa, what a great van it was, but sadly even my parents had no idea what an unsafe car it was. Thankfully we never got into a bad wreck in it!
+To Seize the Means of Production also, its why I don't drive a nineties vehicle, that decade took a shit on vehicles, it's why I drive a 1986 Chevrolet C10 and my modern vehicle is a 2005 Ford F-150 4x4 and my car is a 1965 Ford Mustang with a two barrel 289 V8, so yeah.
I saw that too, it's weird - it looks like you can see glass flying through and out of where the windshield belongs but then you can see it intact after.
Especially one being driven by an arrogant, drunk 16-year-old who hits and kills your wife and unborn child, only to then get off with no punishment aside from 50 hours of community service and having his license suspended for 6 months.
cschnipke279 I live in Germany BMW drivers including myself always use the blinker and drive very civilized . The immigrants driving BMWs here though.. THEY dont. haha
Great my car is on this list, now every time I’ll drive the back of my mind will be thinking, “if you lose control and hit anything *you* *are* *screwed!“*
I drive a '94 F-150. The F-150 shown here is a '01. 1992-1997 were completely different designs (including much of the frame) from 1998-2003 models. That proves the video isn't 100% accurate, and so therefore I'ma just say that my '94 is safer than that 2001!
B0SSNINE actually the OBS style was used in 97 on f350's only. For f150's it was 92-96. They quit making the bronco in 96 because they didn't want to have to redesign it with their new frame design because it wasn't worth it for how many people bought it in the past. And I'm 97 the f250 looked just like the f150 but ford changed that in 98. Anyway, 97-06 f150's had that style although it changed a little in 03. The point is, the frame in 96 and earlier was much stronger than 97-06. So this video is completely incorrect when it says 92-06.
The Montana one made me laugh. It reminded me of shooting people through their cars in grand theft auto and after doing so all of a sudden you just hear BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPP😂
Vans are the most dangerous cars in existence . That is because those type of people can´t drive. The typical used Van driver lets trash lay around in his vehicle, never cleans it, has squeaking rusty brakes , very slim tires with low grip and usually also is overweight or homeless. to Top it of they always change lane rather randomly and dont adjust to the speed on the left lane.
I agree, I know a woman with a minivan that fits your description perfectly. She never washes or cleans her van, has lazy good for nothing kids that don't clean it either. I've seen cereal underneath the seats, french fries & leftover cheeseburger in between the seats, just like a farm vehicle and they carry the animals inside. Bald tires, signs of recent wrecks... Van and minivan drivers are the worst, I agree with you.
I crashed a Ford Taurus head on into a tree at 65mph and shattered my hip/pelvis snapped my femur in half and collapsed a lung just watching these brings make horrible memories of my accident
