I always look in my rearview mirror. Saved my wife and 3 children from being hit behind by a big Scania truck with trailer (fullsize). I could ser the truck come fast and begin to jump around and braking hard, drove 90° to the left between oncoming cars. The truck whent out of the road and back. The rearview-mirror is a lifesaver !!!
Always when im coming up to stationary traffic i ALWAYS go the the side where i could drive off and leave at least a couple of car lengths in front and until there's enough traffic behind and my eyes are peeled on the cars behind..
From my research, you would more than likely come out of an accident like this safer if you were in an SUV, minivan or sturdy/executive car (like a Mercedes E class or Volvo S80). Realistically an accident like this occurs on the highway, resulting in a pileup. On the roads there are cars of different ages, different drivers and different structures. A result of coming out alive or declared dead all boils down to the situation and what kind of accident is it.
A truck hit me from behind going at a red robot in a golf 7. Luckily no cars or trucks in front of me. The truck kicked me like a soccer ball into and through the intersection. I was 100% fine. Not because my golf was a 5 star ncap vehicle - but because there was nothing in front of me thankfully.
Truck driver: Possible survival, severe injuries Renault driver: Killed almost instantaneously Ford driver: Same as the renault edit: this is my opinion on what happened to the drivers of the different vehicles
