Russ Rader
Russ Rader
acceptable good head relatively side standard test
It's acceptable with its standard side airbags on the side test and also good in the head test, and that's a relatively inexpensive car.
absorb air crash crush entire front help importance protect protected side tests vehicle
Once again, these tests show the importance of side-impact bags. In a head-on crash you have the entire front end of the vehicle to crush and help protect you. In a side crash, there's very little there to absorb the impact, so you are much better protected with side air bags.
age age-and-aging clearly driving gained help places raise simply
It would clearly help if the driving age were raised. But it never has gained any traction in most places to simply raise the age.
began cause crash crashes death fatal fell graduated later leading motor percent problem solved start states vehicle
Fatal crash involvements for 16-year-olds fell 26 percent from 1993 to 2003 as states began to enact graduated licensing laws. But this has not solved the problem by any means. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. The later they start driving, the better.
included luxury option people popular safety side standard
Safety should not be a luxury that only comes standard on high-end models. If side airbags aren't included in a popular option package, most people won't get them.
included luxury option people popular safety side standard
Safety should not be a luxury that only comes standard on high-end models, ... If side airbags aren't included in a popular option package, most people won't get them.
crashes deaths high number percentage represent small
Typically rollovers represent a small percentage of crashes but are disproportionately high in the number of deaths because they're so lethal.
driven generally honda
Obviously, a Pontiac Firebird is generally going to be driven in a much different way than a Honda minivan,
purely truck
Most truck and SUV bumpers are purely decorative.
beneficial early
There are a lot of these technologies in the offing and it's still too early to know how beneficial they're going to be.
crash five passenger passengers risk teen twice vehicle
When you have a teen passenger in the vehicle with a teen driver, the risk of a crash is twice as high. If you have two or more teen passengers in a vehicle the risk can be five times as high.
built features laws lighter matter repeal safety vehicle
You can never repeal the laws of physics, and a smaller, lighter vehicle is always at a disadvantage no matter how many safety features are built into it.
expect fix ford fusion knows later problem
Ford knows it has a problem with the Fusion and is working to go and fix it and we expect to retest it later this year.
impossible
That, in and of itself, makes it impossible to do a before and after analysis.