Newbie questions: Yaris and child safety, buying used, compared to Scion, etc.

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Originally Posted by roxy1

the yaris (and many cars in this class) are very unsafe even in a 30 mph side collision without the side bags.

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/cr...iihs/356092605

That's scary if you pull out in front of snow plows on a daily basis, but that's a one in a million crash. I recommend the side air bags, but that's one of the most retarded test setups I've seen. The front end of the test sled is taller and more solid than any vehicle on the road. Its like it was custom built to hit the yaris' sweet spot. Plus, a sitting car(when's the last time you got t-boned sitting still) has more resistance to sideways force than a moving car. I'll bet 999/1000 real world tests with a moving yaris and any pick of t-boning cars at 30 mph - the yaris driver walks away with minor cuts and bruises, curtain air bags or not.

on a side - I like how the narrator says "with the curtain air bags, the driver and back passengers are likely to not receive AAAANNNYYY injury" right as the neck on the back passenger is exploding into pieces from the force of the airbag