Risk assessment
Car companies push crash-test ratings and safety features in ads because they think safety sells. But they might be better off promoting gadgets report CNN.According to a recent survey by Consumer Reports, the highest ranked safety feature, anti-lock brakes, came in fourth in desirability after air-conditioning, a radio and a CD player.
That next most popular safety feature, side airbags, came in 11th. It ranked lower than a full-sized spare tire, cruise control and power mirrors.
Quelle fucking suprise. Anybody who's ever had a decent cruise control system knows that it's bloke nirvana - a tricked out gadget that helps laziness. Home run! And you'll really miss it when you change to a car without it. Same rules apply to climate control and a bitchin' stereo. You enjoy the benefits every single time you drive.
The survey points out the variable quality between different side airbag systems, but hey - you'll never know until it's way too late.
The trade-off between cruise control and airbags is like asking whether you'd like a free blowjob every day or a parachute.
Conceivably there'll come a day when you regret the decision but it seems unlikely right now.
posted by Chris at 7:40 am
7 Step to the white courtesy phone:
Ever since turning a 106XSi into a one trick gynmastic tricycle I consider driver and road awareness a far more active safety mechanism than any number of airbags just waiting to punch you in the face.
Just give me Sat-Nav, leather, CC, a 6 CD changer and a steering wheel with more controls on it than I have fingers and I'm in one happy bunny.
March 30, 2006 11:56 pm
Just out of interest, does anybody know someone (actually know, rather than a mate's, mate's, brother in law) who has had an airbag deploy?
It's a lot of weight to be carrying round with all the concomitant fuel consumption implications - is there a better way?
March 31, 2006 10:28 am
No but I have got the rear roll bars to deploy on a BMW convertible and Merc central locking to unlock itself 'just in case' - both whilst driving in a spirited and controlled manner.
March 31, 2006 1:00 pm
tee hee...
in a spirited and controlled manner
M'lud
March 31, 2006 1:44 pm
Whenever I have cruise enabled on a motorway with that is slightly too busy I always have a strange 'hurtling towards disaster' sensation in my bowels...
Just me?
April 08, 2006 11:45 am
I have a disasterous 'hurtling towards bowels' sensation.
I know what you mean, that awful pit of stomach runaway train sensation.
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