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看过一篇文章分析大小车的安全性的,里头也是提到实际交通事故的撞击方式,在所有致命事故里,50%涉及非两车撞击(翻车,撞击障物,比如树,水泥柱子),这类事故里跟安全相关的因素车子重量大小不算其中,主要是% I2 P3 |7 c6 P8 P A; c
a) an effective restraint system (seat belts and airbags) - l) e2 M( g# z8 l) Z l' M4 `b) effective energy absorption in the crush areas (front end or rear end)4 \5 T4 j2 ?. ?/ ~# T# X
c) a strong cabin area that does not collapse in the crash 1 d/ [6 z- D% A& _ aNone of these items are automatically better in large and heavy vehicles. In fact, for item c, the roof of a heavier vehicle is more likely to be crushed in a roll-over accident than a lighter vehicle. This is one reason why rollovers in SUV's cause a higher percentage of deaths than in cars (in addition to their higher center of gravity.). X- k( }0 f3 W5 a; s& f
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; E' A6 d+ q$ a2 M) Y+ n而在涉及两车相撞的另50%致命事故里,70%是侧撞和追尾,这里a和c是主要安全因素,车子质量仍然无关。下面的图表反应了这类碰撞时不同品牌车子的安全状况& ^9 z& g4 w5 t; L' m7 _
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) are shown below. (see http://www.iihs.org/ratings.)) n/ R8 o% @7 l8 \
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