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>Craig Baltzer wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>Why is it that you can so easily see the negative side, but can't
recognize
>the positive? Sure, if you get a "bad" Dakota you can expect problems.
>That's an inherent risk with buying any vehicle. If you buy a "good"
Dakota
>though, you can expect to have fewer problems (and there's no reliable
way
>I'm aware of to figure that out ahead of time). You can understand that
as
>well--no?
>
>As far as the lack of repetition in the 40mph off-set crash test; it IS
a
>scientific draw-back, whether you'd rather see it as a black and white
issue
>or not. Perhaps there is a problem with Dakotas and head injuries at
40mph
>off-set collisions--probably so, according to the indications of the
test.
>But one test of a randomly selected vehicle is shoddy science. Sure,
the
>TEST conditions are controlled, but suppose the Dakota used for the
test had
>a few critical welds that weren't properly done? and what if it had a
few
>critical welds that were OVERdone for some reason, and therefore
stronger
>than average? The results of a single trial aren't very reliable. We
may
>have a smaller problem in a collision than the test indicates, we may
have a
>larger one, or the test may have been nominal. Unless more Dakotas are
>tested we simply won't know.
>
>Yes, it IS important to do such things scientifically in order to
acquire
>reliable results.
>
>Skeptic X
>
>
>
Yeah man I agree with you whole heartedly. even if my dak was the worst
death trap on the road as far as crash tests go i still love my truck
and turn heads every day. So i dont really care about those tests my
tests have passed with flying colors and thats the test of reliability
style and unsurpassed style of witch I havent seen since the late 50's
early 60's....
loyal-proud dak owner
curt peregoy
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