Mini v. sedan = injury. No duh. Is this news?

[Dave]

Same article was published in today's Toronto Star, and I was going to post about it here as well.

Seems this article doesn't mention the point in the Star that got me so riled up this afternoon:

"There are good reasons people buy mini cars. They're more affordable, and they use less gas. But the safety trade-offs are clear from our new tests," said Adrian Lund, the institute's president.

Automakers who manufacture the small cars said the tests simulated a high-speed crash that rarely happens on the road. They also said the tests rehashed past insurance industry arguments against tougher fuel efficiency requirements. The institute has raised questions about whether stricter gas mileage rules, which are being developed by the government, might lead to smaller, lighter vehicles that could be less safe.

http://www.wheels.ca/reviews/article/533297

In my humble opinion, this is absolute bullshit and nothing more than an attempt at using fear mongering to push people into larger and less efficient vehicles. The biases of the group who released this study is as clear as day. Leave it to insurance and oil companies to sensationalize 300 year old physics laws. This study could only mean less if it was published directly by the oil tycoon from The Simpsons.