IIHS Names 20 Poor Performers in Rear Crash Safety: Is Your Car On The List?

Same here.

— Carboy (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 3:32:14 PM | | Votes: -2   

Suprised Honda and Toyota are on the list?? I am not! Jap companies for years have skirted safety issues. Wasn't until mid-late 90's they were called out on it and started improving safety.

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 5:04:40 PM | | Votes: 3   

Please, stop making up crap when you knowho does bad.

Here is the video that shows how they tested.

http://www.iihs.org/video.aspx?f=releases/pr040507.flv

Makes sense to me.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 4:21:29 PM | | Votes: 2   

if you go to iihs site it says "simulated force" not design of the headrest.

http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr040507.html

— WeAreMad (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 4:38:02 PM | | Votes: -1   

simulated? I guess we could put three people in the back get them killed then you would believe the results???

— chuck717 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 5:09:00 PM | | Votes: 3   

Aren't all car crashes "simulated" when the IIHS or any other company tests cars? They SIMULATE a car crash by using barrier or other things. Come on people....TOYOTA AND HONDA ARE ON THERE...so of course this means all these reports have to be false! LOL!! I have never seen such faith and devotion before to these automakers! Amazing. I mean if my car was on there I would be emailing them saying they better come fix mine! Honda admitted on CNN that theirs sucked and promise the 2008 Accord will be much improved.

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 5:09:23 PM | | Votes: 5   

And I have been in a Corolla (my friend's, she has no taste in cars, a point A to point B girl!)and we were struck in the rear and let me tell you (as well as Nationwide can vouch)we had WHIPLASH. Their sucky little headrest did nothing. Guy hit us at 35mph roughly and I had to wear a stupid collar for 1.5 weeks.... So I am glad they are researching this and SIMULATING real world type tests to hopefully wake up some of the slacker manufacturers.

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 5:14:09 PM | | Votes: 2   

The good the Accord scored was where the seats and headrests are located geometrically to the head of different sized people. It scored good there. However when tested against a rear end collision, it proved the seats and restraints failed to hold the body alignment straight, meaning the occupants head either rolled over the head restraint or the restraint flexed too much. So the Accord had a good placement and adjustment for their head restraint, it just failed under actual pressure.

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 7:37:14 PM | | Votes: -1   

Measuring whiplash. Take a look at the video. Takes a minute of time.

http://www.iihs.org/video.aspx?f=releases/pr040507.flv

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 7:54:50 PM | | Votes: -1   

Yes Audi did quite well. I think only Volvo did as well. See the press release:

http://www.media.audiusa.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9859

— truecarlover (View Profile)

Posted on 4/5/2007 9:38:53 PM | | Votes: 0   

I can see that some people would rather my car being hit from behind and my face smashing into the windshield...? What evil people!

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 4/8/2007 11:41:32 PM | | Votes: 1