It may be a tiny car... - Toyota Yaris Forums

PaidTimeOff · 10-21-2008, 05:53 AM

But damn those toyota engineers did something right when they were planning for safety.

Interesting article:

http://gas2.org/2008/10/21/are-tiny-...saved-my-life/

1NZYaris1 · 10-21-2008, 06:05 AM

Thats nasty

, good to see he walked away from it though.

eTiMaGo · 10-21-2008, 06:15 AM

It's all about the crumple zones.... Better see the car absorb all the energy and get really messed up, than your head...

Forrest · 10-21-2008, 07:03 AM

That's quite a picture of your accident. So glad you were able to walk away.

gootziecat · 10-21-2008, 09:57 AM

It's wonderful you came through the accident without any major problems. Thanks for sharing with us. Personally, I'm sharing this with my insurance company.

gootziecat

ZING · 10-21-2008, 10:39 AM

Don't think it was PaidTimeOff that got into that accident, it's just an article he found.

sportin83 · 10-21-2008, 11:13 AM

im glad to see that these cars can take a beating.

Thirty-Nine · 10-21-2008, 12:28 PM

Wow. I posted a link to this on www.subcompactculture.com, too. Thanks for the link!

sanityassassinv2 · 10-21-2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by echo_hrs

http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_01_12_a_suv.html

This is a great read on the "safety" of SUVs..

Cheers

Good find...I never really though about the psychological aspects of people's buying habits, but I always practice driving defensively regardless of the size of the vehicle I am driving.

nemelek · 10-21-2008, 03:44 PM

Some of the biggest complaints I have heard about the Yaris is what Happens in an accident. People still justifing owning a SUV.

darthbauer · 10-21-2008, 03:47 PM

Of course airbags and seat belts might make you safer but sometimes they do just as much damage. No matter the crash test rating of a car I think a big part of it is going to come down to luck.

Bob_VT · 10-21-2008, 08:12 PM

If I was that person I would spend some time in church. I imagine it was a wild ride.

sportin83 · 10-21-2008, 11:51 PM

i had a family member roll a van over 3 times and had no seat belt on and all that happened was some bruised arms and legs and a pulled muscle in arm. didnt even leave the drivers seat. alot of a wreck is luck and how it happens exactly.

DefStarYaris · 10-22-2008, 02:21 AM

It's great that you're in one piece. I'll feel a little safer now in the sea of trucks I drive through during my morning drive.

PaidTimeOff · 10-22-2008, 03:32 AM

Just to clarify, the article's not about me. Just found it and thought I'd share it with yw :)

Callisto · 10-22-2008, 06:34 PM

The second article (about the psychology of safety) reminds me of a story. A classmate of mine from high school is one of the worst drivers you could ever want to lay eyes upon. Immediately after she got her license, her parents spent about $15k buying her a fairly low mileage Ford Explorer, "for safety." It wasn't two weeks that she rolled that thing onto it's roof, totaling it in the process. A few weeks later she had sprung $500 for a 1989 VW Golf. Despite a burned out clutch, as far as I know it is still going....5 years later.

bdc87 · 10-22-2008, 06:51 PM

Luck or Religion, there was van rollover next to my old place where the van ran a red light, hit a car fliped a couple times covering 30ft going through a steel fence at the mexican resturant. The guy got out of the upside down van holding the cross that was around his neck.

10-21-2008, 05:53 AM	#1
PaidTimeOff OMGWTFKITTYKATMEWMEWMEW Drives: 2008 Yaris S Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 273	It may be a tiny car... But damn those toyota engineers did something right when they were planning for safety. Interesting article: http://gas2.org/2008/10/21/are-tiny-...saved-my-life/ __________________

10-21-2008, 06:15 AM	#3
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	It's all about the crumple zones.... Better see the car absorb all the energy and get really messed up, than your head... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

10-21-2008, 12:28 PM	#8
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Wow. I posted a link to this on www.subcompactculture.com, too. Thanks for the link! __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

10-21-2008, 03:44 PM	#10
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	Some of the biggest complaints I have heard about the Yaris is what Happens in an accident. People still justifing owning a SUV. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

10-21-2008, 03:47 PM	#11
darthbauer Not really here... Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue S hatchback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,062	Of course airbags and seat belts might make you safer but sometimes they do just as much damage. No matter the crash test rating of a car I think a big part of it is going to come down to luck. __________________ Liberate Tutemet Ex Infernis.

10-21-2008, 06:05 AM	#2
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	Thats nasty , good to see he walked away from it though.

10-21-2008, 07:03 AM	#4
Forrest Drives: 08 LB BLACK Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 244	That's quite a picture of your accident. So glad you were able to walk away.

10-21-2008, 09:57 AM	#5
gootziecat Drives: '09 white 5-dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WV Posts: 11	It's wonderful you came through the accident without any major problems. Thanks for sharing with us. Personally, I'm sharing this with my insurance company. gootziecat

10-21-2008, 10:39 AM	#6
ZING View User's Garage Drives: Yaris '09,GTi '09, BMW 3.30ci Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lebanon, Middle East. Posts: 582	Don't think it was PaidTimeOff that got into that accident, it's just an article he found.

10-21-2008, 11:13 AM	#7
sportin83 Drives: 2008 blazing blue yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: central IL Posts: 131	im glad to see that these cars can take a beating.

10-21-2008, 08:12 PM	#12
Bob_VT View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,704	If I was that person I would spend some time in church. I imagine it was a wild ride. __________________ some people are little slinkies. . . . .they are really good for nothing. . . .but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. Come to the DARKSIDE..... We have candy

10-21-2008, 11:51 PM	#13
sportin83 Drives: 2008 blazing blue yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: central IL Posts: 131	i had a family member roll a van over 3 times and had no seat belt on and all that happened was some bruised arms and legs and a pulled muscle in arm. didnt even leave the drivers seat. alot of a wreck is luck and how it happens exactly. __________________ http://cardomain.com/ride/3151056 mods: custom sub box, i hit 141.4 db, new speakers, double-din nav, foglights, cruise, CAI, strut brace, under car braces, short antenna, remote start, alarm, actuators in doors and hatch coming soon: window tint, custom sub grills, tach and........

10-22-2008, 02:21 AM	#14
DefStarYaris View User's Garage Drives: '08 Liftback and Mountain Bike Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Waltham, MA Posts: 134	It's great that you're in one piece. I'll feel a little safer now in the sea of trucks I drive through during my morning drive.

10-22-2008, 03:32 AM	#15
PaidTimeOff OMGWTFKITTYKATMEWMEWMEW Drives: 2008 Yaris S Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 273	Just to clarify, the article's not about me. Just found it and thought I'd share it with yw :) __________________

10-22-2008, 06:34 PM	#16
Callisto Drives: '08 Hatch Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 43	The second article (about the psychology of safety) reminds me of a story. A classmate of mine from high school is one of the worst drivers you could ever want to lay eyes upon. Immediately after she got her license, her parents spent about $15k buying her a fairly low mileage Ford Explorer, "for safety." It wasn't two weeks that she rolled that thing onto it's roof, totaling it in the process. A few weeks later she had sprung $500 for a 1989 VW Golf. Despite a burned out clutch, as far as I know it is still going....5 years later.

10-22-2008, 06:51 PM	#17
bdc87 HISTORY REPEATED 11/04/08 View User's Garage Drives: 07' MM Vitz LB Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lake County, CA Posts: 355	Luck or Religion, there was van rollover next to my old place where the van ran a red light, hit a car fliped a couple times covering 30ft going through a steel fence at the mexican resturant. The guy got out of the upside down van holding the cross that was around his neck.

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