ANTAUS Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 http://www.autoblog.com/2015/09/23/2015-ford-edge-top-safety-pick-iihs/ They might have rated it good, but by looking at that video that front door crunched up a bit too much compared to others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 http://www.autoblog.com/2015/09/23/2015-ford-edge-top-safety-pick-iihs/ They might have rated it good, but by looking at that video that front door crunched up a bit too much compared to others. It only got acceptable, not good and not for all 2015 Edge's, just ones made after May. Actually the only Ford Car with a good rating is the Crew Cab F-150, this test has been known for over 5 years now. It is pathetic a brand new ground up vehicle shouldn't have aced this test from day one. Disgusting actually... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 My personal opinion is we've reached the point of diminishing returns on these tests and I feel perfectly safe in most any vehicle made the last 5 years, regardless of whether it gets acceptable or good. The probablility of being in the exact type of accident where the difference between acceptable and good makes any meaningful difference in injuries is getting smaller and smaller with every new test. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-Mo Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) If automotive safety is being driven up by the INSURANCE Institute for Highway Safety, then please help me understand WHY my insurance rates keeps going up and up for no apparent reason? Edited September 24, 2015 by Kev-Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 If automotive safety is being driven up by the INSURANCE Institute for Highway Safety, then please help me understand WHY my insurance rates keeps going up and up for no apparent reason? Well, because cars are made to crumple in order to meet crash standards. It takes more money to fix the crumpled pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Where do we draw the line, do people expect to survive every crash at 40 mph or less? Is that even possible and if so, how can we change vehicle design to get there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Think about it - if you're going under a certain speed then you're not in a life threatening situation anyway. Above a certain speed and you're doomed anyway. If you hit at any other angle other than the one they tested then the results are unpredictable. By the time you add up all the variables that have to line up in order to make a measurable real world difference the probability starts to get very very small. Which is why I object to reclassifying the test results. If something was GOOD 5 years ago it should still be GOOD today. If newer cars exceed that then label them EXTRA GOOD or BETTER, BEST, etc. Give the new ones 6 or 7 stars but keep the old results at 5 stars. But that wouldn't serve the PR purpose and more and more people would start ignoring the test results (like I'm already starting to do). Sliding the bar just creates the appearance of the need for additional testing which in turn justifies the IIHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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