Newer cars a lot safer? Worth the expense?

My mother has been in the insurance industry for the last 30 years . She
has extensive experience in the claims division. She says she can't tell
enough people to wear their seatbelt. She's seen countless accidents
where the person in the car wearing a seatbelt walked away from the
crash. Whereas the other person in the vehicle is dead because they
chose not to wear a seatbelt. Airbags do make a HUGE difference,but
without a seatbelt they're pracically useless. Look at crash ratings to
see which car has better ratings. Smaller doesn't neccessarily mean less
safe. If a smaller car has better crumple zones than a bigger car does.
The smaller car will generally be more safe because the car is design to
'absorb' the impact. Google safety ratings for the model your interested
in.

 

i suppose automobile airbags were developed after the emergency
inflatable slides that every airliners aircrafts nowadays are equipped
with. Those slides have saved lives, of course, but they are also
known to have killed and injured ground workers by accidental
deployments when the aircrafts were parked.

now imagine you're driving and, at the same time, sipping gourmet
coffee from a steel can

and the airbag deploys for no reason at all.. bwahahahaha... hello!!
are you alright? bwahahaha...

well... it's just that the airbags are designed upon the premises that
you always assume an appropriate driving posture and keep a safe
distance to the steering wheel.

but doing so is essential to a safe driving, in big cars, in small
cars, with airbags, with trash bags...

what do i have to say? keep your current car and save money, just wear
your seatbelt and be alert, turn off your radio, CD and cell phone, no
food and drink, anticipate foul moves, and you'll be driving like a
devil in the our murderous freeways and get home in one piece.

cheers

 

i'm not big on buying a bigger car for safety, but i would certainly
be more than happy if my car had not just airbags, but side impact
airbags. that definitely seems to make a difference with the current
crop of cars.

 

yeah, i was looking at a civic si yesterday; 190 hp, but 2900 lbs. and
that still makes it one of the lighter cars out there, even at its
size range. but that compares to 2400 lbs for my 92.
weirdly, the other car i was looking at was an acura rx, only 2800
lbs. when did hondas get heavier than acuras? and 201 hp.

 

every weekend there's some fatal crash reported in the paper here. at
least half the time, the victim is thrown from the vehicle. i figure
that means they're not wearing their belts.