MotoringFile Most liked posts in thread: The IIHS Just Made Cars Heavier (Again)

Jeez.....how far are they going to take this safety issue to? Don't folks realize that driving can be dangerous. Crashes are going to happen, no way are we ever going to be completely safe.

 

Soon we will al be driving tanks. What a wonderful world we live in. :frown2:

Hey bureaucrat's let's teach people how to drive. Lets disable their damn phones & electronic distractions when the car starts.

 

Faraday cages in all new cars to jam phone signals!

 

Actually, most carmakers are currently making their new models lighter than previous ones - a trend that Mazda seems to have been at the front of. So this new test might just stop them getting lighter, rather than making them heavier.

For this particular test, how about just changing the car's stock wheels to something infeasibly narrow, offering low grip? That way the car's front end might get deflected sideways, reducing the damage. Of course no-one would actually buy these narrow wheels since they wouldn't look cool (and guys would not want to be seen with a measurement of only that many inches...), but it might pass the test without adding structure/weight.

 

I wonder how often high-speed violent accidents occur where the impact does not penetrate to the engine or frame components?

 

:cornut: Well my tank will have the high velocity depleted uranium round 120mm gun with the alcohol/dope/cell phone auto lock on sight.:eek6:

Jason

 

I miss the good ol' days of steel dashboards, that you could bash your brains out on! :devil::lol:

Dave

 

So no restrictions on flying cars yet?

 

First we have to worry about Googles cars driving themselves. Now that's a great idea. Autonomous cars. :crazy: