Nasa car drivers walk away from some of the worst accidents, why can't they make regular passanger cars that

Question

safe?

Answer 1

NASCAR vehicles are designed to be crashworthy at speeds far exceeding what is legal on public motorways in the United States. The cars you and I drive are designed to be crashworthy at legal highway speeds. Not every NASCAR driver walks away from the crashes you see. Dale Earnhardt died in an impact that was far less than many of the dramatic crashes that drivers walk away from. Other drivers are killed or seriously injured by the same types of crashes that some drivers walk away from. I was rammed on the freeway three days ago by a car that was moving 10-15 miles per hour faster than me. My car is relatively undamaged, I have only slight back and neck pain. The same or less impact has destroyed other cars and seriously injured other vehicle occupants. To make a passenger car as crashworthy as a race car would be throwing money away. Seat belts and airbags, if used properly, will minimize or prevent serious injuries in passenger cars at legal speeds the same way roll cages, 5 point harnesses, HANS devices, helmets, firesuits, padding, and other safety features protect NASCAR drivers at nearly 200 miles an hour.

Answer 2

$$$$

Answer 3

As stated above it is a money issue, people complain about the prices of vehicles today, just think what people would be saying if this was mandatory.

It is a great idea and I do agree with you but at the same time it is just you, me and a couple of other people that really want it......

Answer 4

Yeah, I don't know about "NASA cars," but Nascar vehicles are extremely expensive, especially for the average person, but aside from that I would love having a 5 point harness in my car I hope to get a four-point/five-point harness one day, along with the racing seats, rollcage, and all the other goodies, but maybe thats just me!!!!! =)

Answer 5

Usually if an astronaut crashes, they all die. I know that Nasa has a really good "crash rating" and all that (we've only crashed and burned..2 shuttles in 20 years), but I don't think Nasa can be bothered with making regular ol' automobiles, they're too busy sending people into space.

Answer 6

Too expensive.

Answer 7

Do you want to strap in with a 5 point harness, put on a leather suit, and put on a full facial helmet has every time you get into your car?

Answer 8

They can. The cost to produce and to operate them would discourage buyers. Performance  would be very poor as weight would be high and gas mileage would suffer.

An apt comparison can be seen in Iraq. The hummers were great until the IEDs started. Then came armored hummers and now Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, MRAPs (see link below)

It's unlikely these vehicles will remain in the inventory after Iraq. They are designed to defeat mines but don't appear to be fast enough, or flexible enough to replace lighter and cheaper hummers. MRAPs cost $500,000 Armored hummers $150,000 and standard hummers $70,000 End involvement in Iraq and the MRAPs will simply cost to much.

Oddly, the Rambler American was the safest car of the 1960s. It had no special safety features, but the people that bought them were the type that drove slow and didn't take chances. Perhaps that's all that's needed for a safe car.

Answer 9

well  have  u  ever  been  in an  accident i  hit  my  car  at  150 mph  and  nothing  happend  to  me