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Originally Posted by DaimlerChrysler In Estill County Kentucky last night a 20 year old driving a Honda Civic lost control of his car and hit a Mercedes-Benz ML head on. The driver of the Honda tragically was killed. The airbags of the ML deployed and the driver and passenger received only minor injuries. I realize that an ML and a Civic is an unfair match, but I still think that this says a lot for the ML's safety. |
Kind of, what you forget is that the crumple zone of the civic is at a height that is significantly lower than that of the ML. As a consequence, the bigger vehicle will hit the mostly 'soft' parts of the other one involved and the results won't be pretty.
That's the main reason that the 4x4 will win over the car in most cases. We need to get those big things off the road and give us all a fighting chance.