Are modern cars too safe?

Question

If the driver thinks he's immune to harm, he'll gradually drop his guard and drive very poorly. If he dives a Mini, he'll be more careful, because he's constantly aware of the dangers. See Volvo drivers..........

Answer 1

modern cars are nooot safe at all!!!

they are made pretty much of plastic or aluminum, those are not very resistant materials and in a car accident, the cars doesn't protect u like an old car will!

Answer 2

I think they are.  

What makes it worse is that where I live it's now 'un-cool' to put your seatbelt on if you're a boy so you see all these just-passed-my-test teenagers in their brand new 1.8 sports compact cars hurtling along like a bat out of h**l with the stereo blaring and 4 mates in the back.

All the ABS, traction control and airbags aren't going to help if you hit something without wearing a seltbelt then.

Answer 3

The car type doesn't necessarily define how they drive. I've seen quite a bit of Mini drivers that think they're in the Rally Circuit.

I don't think modern cars are too safe. I don't think anything can really be too safe. But, I do believe that cars are coming out with more useless c**p, and for a lot of things, it's a catch-22 on it.

For example: Antilock Brakes. They allow you to stop without locking your tires, and turn where you want to go. But, anyone who grew up with a car that didn't have ABS, knows how to simulate this same action. That falls on driver responsibility.

Same thing for Electronic Stability Control. It falls on driver responsibility.

Answer 4

Doesn't matter the amount of safety or lack of it...it's the loose nut behind the wheel that causes all the problems...*wink*

Answer 5

Yes to a point that they do give the driver a since of over confidence but I disagree with the people that drive Mini's because they are some of the worse drivers around............

Answer 6

I don't know what they can do to make cars safer, at some point the driver needs to take responsibility

Answer 7

They're not safe at all, modern cars have catered to soccer moms, and as a result are made mostly out of cheap fiberglass, plastic, rubberized plastic, and aluminum.  So in a wreck your vehicle is totalled, while that 1970 Truck you ran into just gets a scratch.

Answer 8

Many cars are too easy to drive, too quiet, too soft and user-friendly.  If everyone dorve a manual transmission car from the 1960-70's with no power-steering, they would learn a bit more about car control.