Safety concerns and crash data for Class A's?
So, looking at a Class A, but concerned about the crash safety of the driver/passenger cell of a Class A. With no passive restraints (air bags) and no formal crash testing, it's tough to convince the...
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ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:JaxDad wrote:ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
:) Hi, concerned about crash tests on a class "A" motorhome seems silly when so many of them are towing a smart car, Saturn, or any of the other little sh*t boxes of cars. This is what they drive when they get to their location. :S
Ignorant comments and fear-mongering really doesn’t help anything.
The ForTwo did so well in crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) that it earned their highest rating, five stars, because the car’s steel racecar-style frame and liberal use of high-tech front and side airbags
:) Hi, fine, let's have a smart car and a 2000 Lincoln Navigator hit head on; Which vehicle would you rather be in. Be honest.
A ForTwo has a 5 Star crash rating, the Navigator has a 4 Star crash rating.
But as a pilot and engineer I can definitely say the smaller more rigid one would be far safer.
Try THIS with a Navigator and see if you could walk up to it afterwards and open the door like that.
