Comments by "Joe Qi" (@i6power30) on "Crash with 9 people killed reveals Toyota's top safety pick bought and paid" video.

  1. If you look at these crash tests. They are always done from the same angles. Often when the new models come out, they fail, then next year or two, they fix just that part of car to pass the crash test. The only cars I would trust if they passed the crash tests on the first year the model came out. It means that automaker has done its crash tests internally to make sure its safety not just bandaid fix afterwards. Because these bandaid fixes can pass IIHS crash tests, but if the car is hit from a slightly different angle in real life crashes as they almost always do, then it's not so safe anymore.
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  2. There are 3 major crash test agencies, IIHS, Euro NCAP, and NFTA. Each one does a little differently. For example, BMW X5 received top safety rating from IIHS, but only 4 stars from NFTA. When I was deciding on purchasing a PHEV SUV, that was the reason I decided to go with Volvo XC90 over BMW X5. Volvo not only receive 5 stars from all crash tests, but they go above and beyond with their own tests by crashing an XC90 every month from different angles and road conditions to mimick real life accidents to check and improve its safety. No other car companies are as deligent on safety as Volvo.
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  3.  @Youtubeuser1aa  my point is that tests aren't as complete as they seem. In real life collisions there are many weird angles and variations that can occur that these tests don't cover.
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