5th Most Dangerous Vehicle according to Forbes - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

sherryberry · 09-17-2007, 01:47 PM

honestly.. it's not the car that's dangerous.. it's the person driving it!

YarisTom73 · 09-17-2007, 02:04 PM

Agreed..or worse, the person running into it

landrym28 · 09-17-2007, 02:50 PM

exactly!

DV-002 · 09-17-2007, 03:58 PM

One of the reasons I bought the Yaris is because I heard it oversteers at the limit.

My friend: "Are you SURE you want the Yaris?"
Me: "Hell yea! I heard that thing oversteers, dude!"

With the advances in safety technology the Yaris should be safer than most cars that were available 10 years ago.

Ferret_san · 09-19-2007, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by staticorex

Yeah but all the drivers were fine.

... Doesn't explain why I'm a dribbling idiot.... ?!?!?!

blueskana · 09-19-2007, 06:33 AM

"Understeering scares the driver,
oversteering scares the passenger."

Heh, heh, heh.

Pars · 09-19-2007, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jdium

Um, my Yaris hatchback has side airbags...

And there is no "stability control" available as far as I know...

ABS is only available with the max-option cars...

Cool. Is your side-bag equipped Yaris from N.A?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Electronic Brake force Distribution that's standard with the ABS equipped Yaris is a form of stability control. Granted, it's not as good as the car's that also have traction control, but it still works.

jdium · 09-19-2007, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Pars

Cool. Is your side-bag equipped Yaris from N.A?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Electronic Brake force Distribution that's standard with the ABS equipped Yaris is a form of stability control. Granted, it's not as good as the car's that also have traction control, but it still works.

If by from N.A. you mean did I buy it in North America, then yes. But I'm thinking it's from Japan

I would think that Electronic Brake Force Distribution is just a function of Antilock Brakes. Distribute the force so the wheels don't lock up, right? In my mind, Stability Control means active control of everything from the ABS to the engine power to traction control to even active suspension control when available...when the driver screws up the input, the car corrects up to the physical limits of the vehicle...

Ferret_san · 09-20-2007, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jdium

I would think that Electronic Brake Force Distribution is just a function of Antilock Brakes. Distribute the force so the wheels don't lock up, right? In my mind, Stability Control means active control of everything from the ABS to the engine power to traction control to even active suspension control when available...when the driver screws up the input, the car corrects up to the physical limits of the vehicle...

Close enough. Think of it this way.

ABS/EBD works in the driving (longitudinal) direction, while Stability Control helps control the sideways (lateral) movements.

JosephDoc · 09-20-2007, 04:33 PM

SWEET!! Our cars made to Forbes maganine alredy!

Masteraal · 09-21-2007, 02:42 PM

lol i realised the yaris oversteers on the first day i got it... i was surprised but it gave me a grin. i think it has some liftoff oversteer in it. but it needs a suspension job cos i dont trust the body roll!

also EBD works by measuring the amount of grip an individual wheel has to the road and uses the brakes to give the maximum effectiveness for that particular wheel.

so to dumb it down a bit. abs makes sure the car doesnt skid and ebd makes sure it stops as fast as it can. BA just tries to figure out if u want to make an emergency stop or not. apparently 90% of women dont slam the brakes as hard as they should to make sure they stop. so BA makes sure its slammed.

Stability control is demonstrated here... and i wish the yaris had it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-hHWSQhKuc

flagmunkey · 09-22-2007, 04:09 AM

what i dont understand is why my insurance agency (statefarm) says that it's number rating (which pretty much determines how much you pay) is like a 5 out of 100 or so. the lower the better. they said it was a very safe vehicle..?

my insurance is uberlow. lower than my dads (he drives a '97 ford ranger with a clean record at the age of 53).

brickhardmeat · 09-22-2007, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by flagmunkey

what i dont understand is why my insurance agency (statefarm) says that it's number rating (which pretty much determines how much you pay) is like a 5 out of 100 or so. the lower the better. they said it was a very safe vehicle..?

my insurance is uberlow. lower than my dads (he drives a '97 ford ranger with a clean record at the age of 53).

nationwide just re-rated mine at renewal and my insurance went up quite a bit

mine is lowered and no steering problems but the insurance company doesn't want to hear about modifications and of course I have no side air bags

anyway, it is what it is

09-17-2007, 01:47 PM	#19
sherryberry Drives: 07 Blazing Blue Yaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,305	honestly.. it's not the car that's dangerous.. it's the person driving it! __________________ Don't Milk the Cat! -Said by me during a game of Cranium.

09-17-2007, 02:04 PM	#20
YarisTom73 46 and 2, just ahead... Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johnstown, PA Posts: 533	Agreed..or worse, the person running into it __________________ Zero to Sixty in just fifteen minutes...

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Masteraal View User's Garage Drives: Black Yaris YRS 3dr Manual Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 191	lol i realised the yaris oversteers on the first day i got it... i was surprised but it gave me a grin. i think it has some liftoff oversteer in it. but it needs a suspension job cos i dont trust the body roll! also EBD works by measuring the amount of grip an individual wheel has to the road and uses the brakes to give the maximum effectiveness for that particular wheel. so to dumb it down a bit. abs makes sure the car doesnt skid and ebd makes sure it stops as fast as it can. BA just tries to figure out if u want to make an emergency stop or not. apparently 90% of women dont slam the brakes as hard as they should to make sure they stop. so BA makes sure its slammed. Stability control is demonstrated here... and i wish the yaris had it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-hHWSQhKuc

09-22-2007, 04:09 AM	#30
flagmunkey Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 38	what i dont understand is why my insurance agency (statefarm) says that it's number rating (which pretty much determines how much you pay) is like a 5 out of 100 or so. the lower the better. they said it was a very safe vehicle..? my insurance is uberlow. lower than my dads (he drives a '97 ford ranger with a clean record at the age of 53).