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I don't think the design the bed as a crumple zone. Cabin has no room for a crumple zone.
Bleh. How do you like your ridgeline? I'm trying DESPERATELY to talk my DH into one, as it seems to be what we both want- He wants a truck, I want him to not drive a death trap
Bleh. How do you like your ridgeline? I'm trying DESPERATELY to talk my DH into one, as it seems to be what we both want- He wants a truck, I want him to not drive a death trap
I've heard a lot of the "Oh trucks are safer than cars, my truck would survive any crash, I don't believe the crash test ratings" stuff from multiple people this week, but the fact is that they don't perform nearly as well as cars or SUV's the exact same tests. I think people who drive big trucks say that stuff to make themselves feel better about the truck they already own, but it's misinformation.. :duck:
I don't own a big truck, I own a small car. I wouldn't delude myself into thinking that it is safer, whatever the ratings suggest. For some reason crash tests are rarely done with multiple vehicles and when they are the evidence against small vs large is apparent. Just look at a video of a toyota camry vs toyota yaris. The yaris has a 4 star frontal and yet gets obliterated by a sedan. Imagine a truck... Those safety ratings are a crock.
We looked at Chevy, Ford, and Dodge, and IIRC, Dodge was the only one with headrests in all seating positions.
There are no safety ratings on my truck vecause they're not required at that size. So I have to rely on ratings for the smaller models and extrapolate from there.
I know that bigger does not necessarily equal safer, but man, its hard not to FEEL safe in that thing. It also feels better knowing that my kids are more than six feet from the point of impact in a rear-end crash.
I can't say exactly how our truck would perform against a concrete wall, but I'll take my chances against a Prius.
(That's not meant as a dig on small cars. I would rather own a Prius than a Ram. I'm just saying that in real-world driving conditions, I'm not too concerned.)
Yeah, roll-over is pretty crummy, though.
I'd definitely want something with side airbags regardless of how big the vehicle is or how it rates. (I know that's not always a possibility, but if it came down to one with, one without, that would likely be a deciding factor.)
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