How to Buy A Safe Vehicle Part 3 | Toledo, Ohio Car Accident Lawyer

Here are a couple things to look for to make sure your vehicle is as safe as it can possibly be.
Crash Testing Comparisons:
When frontal and side impact crash tests are done the crash dummies are outfitted with different instruments and the measurements are recorded to measure the forces that the impact causes to the dummy's head, neck, chest, and femur. Essentially the lower the numbers are the "safer" that vehicle's systems function. For this reason it is reasonable to compare these scores to get an understanding of how the different vehicle's structural strength, seat belts, and air bags operate in different types of accidents. The government has created some head injury criteria (HIC) for protection when you are in a frontal crash; these criteria say that any score above 1000 is unacceptable when there is a crash speed of 30 mph into a wall. In the newer vehicles, ones with belts and air bags, the HIC scores are usually shown to be below 700. In an accident the chest impact scores are measured in g's for frontal crashes, any score that is above 60g's is unacceptable. In a side impact crash the risk of chest injury is measured using criteria of 85 TTI (d). In frontal crash tests and side impact tests the reasonably safe vehicles have chest scores of less than 40g's and 65 TTI (d).
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) regularly rank test scores by giving the vehicle a "star rating." The more stars there are the safer the car is; 5-star safety ratings measure the crash worthiness and rollover safety of the vehicle. Five stars is the highest rating, one is the lowest.
Rollover accidents account for about 25% of all fatal and catastrophic injuries. It is important that you research the strength of the car's roof structure. In this test the higher the strength to weight ratio, the stronger the roof is and the less likely the chance the roof will collapse in a rollover accident.
If you have been involved in a car accident call our Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer at 800.637.8170 to request a free copy of The Ohio Accident Book and set up a free consultation.