IIHS lists more deadly (and safer) cars on the road

A 2007 Nissan 350Z. Image: Nissan Motors - Nothing whips the audience in a frothy foam as a report of induction of paranoia about the safety of their vehicles. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just released its latest Studio, and considering the frenzy of the media, the owners of Nissan 350Zs are only dead bodies waiting to be filled. At the other end of the spectrum is the Audi A6 quattro sedan, which could (apparently) survive directly affected of a cruise missile, at least according to the press. Like anything else, there are two parts to each story, and safer vehicles may not be what you expect.

First, I'll give the cars of model year 2005-2008 with the highest rates of death. The top five are the Nissan 350Z, Nissan Titan truck, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet Cobalt, and the Nissan Titan extended cab. What so many of these five (the Aveo, cobalt, the 350Z) have in common? They are probable that driven by young drivers, without experience. None of them (in the basic model trim) arrived with stability control, which means that the ability of driver was the only thing that could save the bacon in the event of an accident. What new drivers, or her missing drivers unaccustomed to the car's front-engine, trasero-unidad as the 350Z? Skills, such as control of the vehicle and the respect for the limits of their own capacities...

My own MX-5 made the "deadliest cars" list, peaking at number 14. Does this concern me? At all, because I'm intimately familiar with the limits of the handling of the car. For me, it is not about mass or security of electronic systems that save your ass; Instead, the security is on situational awareness and know how to control his car in adverse conditions. Who has training and experience, something that I have luck score during the years.

If you believe that the IIHS, the 2008Audi of 2005 report A6 quattro, Mercedes E can AWD, the Toyota Sienna, on the edge of the Ford and Nissan Navy are five more safer vehicles. Statistically, I would say that all these vehicles are driven by more mature drivers, probably in a more conservative manner. They are also quite a bit more expensive than the cars of the "deadly" list, which highlights of reach for most of the drivers. Means those who do not live in a fund family inheritance or trust are simply cannon fodder, expected to become a statistic in the next report of IIHS fatality?

Just and here is my advice to you: no matter what you drive, matter how drive you. Be aware of what is happening around, always have an escape route and take any track days or can be advanced driver training. As well as weapons, cars are inanimate machines which don't kill people; lack of training or an excess of confidence in their abilities, on the other hand, killed him, no matter what you drive.