Harm wrote in post #13011272
common misconception of silly people that bigger vehicles keep you safer.
All depends on alcohol, speed, road conditions etc. Smaller cars are just as safe as larger ones.
Trucks are no safer than cars.
Just reading back a bit here. I agree with you for sure on this one. It comes down to what people think as being 'safe'. Cars are designed with crumple zones outside of the "cage" and when they are hit they crumple up and absorb all the crash energy, transmitting much less force to the occupants. Trucks do no have crumple zones (or if they do, very minimal ones) and the "cage" is the full frame size. A car vs. truck collision will result in the car being much more damaged than the truck, but the occupants should be safe inside the cage. The truck's occupants will feel the impact much more.
Of course there are many different levels of 'safe' when it comes to buying a car. Newer ones are definitely safer than old ones. The cages are much better designed and the airbag systems are vastly improved. The truck's designs haven't changed much, although the airbag systems have improved as well.
After a collision it always looks like the truck won, and damage wise, it usually does. But the real importance comes down to occupant injury.
Structural condition of the vehicle makes a big difference too. A rusty old car is going to crumple like a tin can, no matter what it hits.
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