RoyJ wrote:
Lessmore wrote:
hammer21661 wrote:
Bigger is better. The more steel in it the safer I feel.
But, there's always something bigger.
What happens when a one ton dually hits a fully loaded Mack gravel truck head on...or a 3/4 ton pickup is involved in an accident with a locomotive.
There's lots of real big stuff out there in this world.
That's when you factor in probability - the chance of a Peterbilt hitting your dually is much lower than a Camry. Therefore, a pickup or big SUV is the sweetspot.
In occupational safety and hygiene, we use the term "ALARA", or as low as reasonably achievable. Here, we should apply the term ABARA, or as big as reasonably achievable. Achievable being practicality and affordability.
Multi vehicle vs single vehicle crash is almost always two sets of opposing criteria. The best single vehicle performer may be something like a Smart car, and the best multi crasher an M1 Abrams - nothing short of a D11 dozer can go up against one.
Getting hit by a big SUV in your Smart, or hitting an immovable mountain in your M1, both result in almost certain death...
I'd prefer to drive something that is nimble and able to avoid the accident all together. Which is why my daily driver is a powerful sports sedan, rather than a lumbering crew cab 8 foot bed dually. I chuckle when I see people commuting in these things.
