Detroit and a large segment of the general public seems to think 6,000 pounds of steel is all it takes to be safe on the road - I think it's OK to dispel some myths on subcompacts...
This is a little tiring when I make a couple of links just to say the Insight is not a deathtrap, to get replies I alledgedly said the Insight is anything like bulletproof. Sorry you have a problem with a post suggesting the Insight is a little more than reasonably safe.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Kite
I'm not on a mission. I just wanted to read up on the topic, which I did this morning, and post a comment. Your examples that you posted are possibly exceptions and not the norm. I'm sure these people consider themselves very lucky.
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As anyone experiecing a brush with death.
Just a lot of posts on the the Insight that just happen to question it's safety, but not discussing safety in general as you claim.
I can honestly say as I have Googled "Insight" many times, I have not found an article other than those I've linked. The closest thing I can find to a negative Insight accident is at
www.insightcentral.net five years ago with a driver in Mississippi being pulled out by the Jaws of Life after a hit-and-run. Possibly there might have been another Insight totaled mentioned there.
There are plenty of people that would be eager to report an Insight accident that put it in a bad light - just as there are many writers that do hybrid-bashing articles.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Kite
Some people may interpret your posts as saying the Insight is abnormally safe....
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Did you
read my previous post?
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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer
If safety was my paramount concern I'd be driving a Volvo
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Just wanted to make sure you did not miss it the 2nd time.
That should conclusively state other vehicles are more crashworthy than an Insight. The articles I linked earlier in the thread stated the Insights were totaled. So your are saying those statements would mislead others into thinks an Insight is "abnormally safe" - I think you meant "bulletproof". I never knew safety could be "abnormal".
Let me guide you to a sight that
will have documentation of an Insight fatality if one has ever occured. If it's there it will be unrefutable, although it will take time.
Please go to http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/. Link any documented Insight fatalities here on your next post - I would prefer to avoid replying to your future posts "how many Insight deaths did you find at http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/ ?"
Until such time, please let this rest (as I already wanted to do after my 2nd post on this thread)
Thank you