[Leica] S2 vs 645D (now big v small cars)

[ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka)]

Feeling safe is hardly equal to being safe.

The most important safety feature of a moving car is the driver itself, and
his/her ability to avoid an accident. The second most important safety
feature of a moving car is the ability to maneuver around potential
accidents: the handling and braking performance primarily. The distant
third is all the passive-safety features like crumple zone, air bags, seat
belts, etc when a collision becomes inevitable.

Many trucks are particularly poor in the second most important safety
feature. The false sense of security impacts quality of the most important
feature above.

Many trucks are also poor in the last category, since they are not required
to meet the same level of safety standards as passenger cars.

The most important thing is to avoid accidents altogether.


On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote:

> Tina Manley wrote:
> >I use my 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser to carry everything from hay to peacocks
> >to furniture to lumber to fencing.  It's a big, roomy, workhorse of a
> >truck/car that gets pretty good mileage for its size and is still going
> >strong.  That's why I have a big car.  It feels safer to sit up so high,
> >too.
>
> I once had a neighbor who drove a Toyota 4Runner, mainly to go to the
> grocery store (1 mile) and take her two boys to the base of the tram that
> led to the ski area (2 miles).  She traded it in for a Chevy Suburban be
> cause it felt "so much safer."  In the same vein, her husband gave up
> cardiology so he could make some real money as an investment broker.
>
> FWIW, I was just looking at a Fiat 500. ;-)
>
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