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09-21-2012, 04:22 PM
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"Most Dangerous Car in America"
Is this true (according to a study that just came out), or is someone jerkin' my chain?
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09-21-2012, 04:29 PM
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09-21-2012, 04:30 PM
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Drives: 2008 Yaris 3-door Meteorite Join Date: Oct 2008
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Someone told me on Facebook. Yeah, I know, but... Let me look...
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09-21-2012, 04:42 PM
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09-21-2012, 05:19 PM
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That's right, that's right we're dangerous!
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09-21-2012, 06:02 PM
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An insurance industry research group said the Toyota Yaris has more injury claims
Los Angeles Times 09/20/2012 Reported Don't get in a traffic accident in a Toyota Yaris. It has a higher rate of personal injury claims than any other auto, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. The research arm of the insurance industry said Yaris drivers or passengers filed personal injury claims 28.5 times for every 1,000 model year 2009-2011 Yaris subcompacts insured by the industry.
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09-21-2012, 06:09 PM
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thread merge incoming...
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09-21-2012, 06:41 PM
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Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008
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Yet there are numerous accident threads on this forum where Yaris occupants survived relatively unscathed (thank God!) ...
Cheers! M2
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09-21-2012, 06:57 PM
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This quote from the LA Times article pretty much says it all:
"Not surprisingly, the institute said its research demonstrated that the vehicles with the highest injury claims tend to be small cars." I'm thinking no duh (common sense?)... Sorry, but I also ride motorcycles, so there really isn't a car that is "too small" for me. |
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09-21-2012, 08:00 PM
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09-21-2012, 08:06 PM
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Hell,Every car is dangerous with a careless driver.
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09-21-2012, 09:22 PM
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It doesnt take a genius to figure out that MANY young drivers choose Yaris for its price. There are a LOT of Yaris drivers on our roads. You add the sheer number of owners together with the inexperience of young drivers behind the wheel and of course its going to be over-represented.
Typical moronic media scaremongering. |
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09-21-2012, 10:09 PM
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 The most dangerous part in every car is the nut behind the wheel. |
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09-21-2012, 11:59 PM
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Crazy question: If more similar data was released, could this affect insurance rates for Yaris drivers?
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09-22-2012, 12:27 AM
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09-22-2012, 03:22 AM
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I ♥ Yaris
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09-22-2012, 03:54 AM
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Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009
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 Good point re age/experience of drivers likely skewing the numbers.
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09-22-2012, 04:02 AM
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Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008
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Sorry, but around here the most dangerous vehicle on our roads is the Ford F-150...
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