Luv these "they should have crashed thousands and then averaged the
results like "real science"" comments. They took a vehicle, crashed it
under controlled conditions, and came up with the "poor" rating. There
was a Dak that rolled off the line and when crashed faired poorly. Who
cares if the next 2 did well, and then the 3rd did poorly again? Point
is Dodge is making trucks that fare poorly in these tests, and there is
no "SURVIVE" option code to make sure you don't get one exactly like the
one that failed. For the "scientific" guys, this is the negative proof
of the asertion that "Dakotas are very safe trucks in crash tests"; you
don't need to crash any more trucks once you've found one that is
unsafe.
Craig
-----Original Message-----
From: Rhyner, Mark [mailto:RhynerM@emh1.hqisec.army.mil]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 1998 12:31 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: RE: DML: shoulder harness failure
Tony writes: Of course any accident is potentially dangerous in any
vehicle, however, as the recent crash tests have indicated , head trauma
was the main culprit in the Dakotas poor ratings.
Yeah but to base a finding on one test is like....well actually like
about all science nowadays. <GRIN>
Mark R
93 5.2Magnum, CC, LE, slushbox, pigeon hauler
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