Insurance institute sez: heavier is safer

Hannibal wrote:
6 billion videos on Youtube? Exaggerate much? That "one" video proves that heavier doesn't "always" win. Especially some of the older cars and trucks. If weight was all that mattered I could simply add some ballast to my Prius and make it safer.

Over 6 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube—that's almost an hour for every person on Earth

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Meh. Close enough.

But small cars are so fun!

agesilaus wrote:

brulaz wrote:

Fast Mopar wrote:

brulaz wrote:
And the Insurance companies use this info to set their rates.

My more expensive 2011 F150 costs less to insure than my 2011 Cruze, all because of potential personal injury issues.

Yes, but weight is not the issue in this example. My cheap Cobalt costs more to insure than my 2013 Grand Caravan, and the insurance company said it is because most Cobalt drivers are very young and take a lot of chances on the road.

Seems odd. If there are no young drivers in your household, why should you be penalized?

In our case, it's just me and wife who drive them, and it was the Insurance agent who told me that the truck was considered safer than the Cruze. But sometimes I do wonder if he really knows what's what.

Cobalt...seems like that model has been in the news a lot lately. Isn't that the one where windows routinely fall out of the car, and a few doors have fallen off. Gee I can't see why the would get stuck with higher insurance...heh.

BK

I don't know about the Cobalt but I owned a Beretta years ago the the door fell off when I opened it. I cannot remember if is was faulty pins that were too soft and wore down or just the pins rusted. That was the same car that the freeze plugs rusted out and overheated when the coolant leaked out.

The largest vehicle always has the right of way. The fastest vehicle has the right of way. Soooooooooo a large vehicle going fast can do anything it wants......NOT! but some truth to it.

6 billion videos on Youtube? Exaggerate much? That "one" video proves that heavier doesn't "always" win. Especially some of the older cars and trucks. If weight was all that mattered I could simply add some ballast to my Prius and make it safer.

wolverine68 wrote:
Heavier doesn't always win:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ5PcWziXT0

6 billion videos on YouTube, and the same movie is posted on both threads by those arguing against physics. Scraping the bottom of the barrel much? :R

I think someone posted a link to that or a similar video on the other thread. So what? Old technology loses to newer technology. No surprise in this case when the newer tech is actually better. That isn't always the case.

BK

Heavier doesn't always win:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ5PcWziXT0

I've noticed over the decades that the worst drivers often drive the biggest vehicles and preach vehicle safety the loudest. It puts the odds of their own lousy driving in their favor. I bought a Prius for my 50-100+mile a day work route while DW drives my F250 for her short commute. I simply avoid old coots with homemade contraptions on the back of their pickups. :B

Ah Crap. I'm in trouble. Screw it. I'm having way too much fun. Beats my old motorcyle. :)