# Safety **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=9 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 10 --- ## [Mid-size vs. Full size SUV vs. safety?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mid-size-vs-full-size-suv-vs-safety/111156)
**Author:** [@markg2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/markg2)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mid-size-vs-full-size-suv-vs-safety/111156 "2018-01-12T15:53:41Z")
After 18 years we need to dump her 1999 Suburban $WD for a new SUV. She’s had her eye on a Tahoe vs. a smaller SUV largely because she feels they’re safer. I’m not sold. Sure, physics says the object with the larger mass… --- ## [Revenge of the oppressed motorist!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/revenge-of-the-oppressed-motorist/110974)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/revenge-of-the-oppressed-motorist/110974 "2018-01-08T05:14:19Z")
'Speeding motorist questions use of speed van’ 'Rio Rancho speed van goes up in flames, police say’ --- ## [Safest car? 1993 Volvo 240 wagon/tank with 238,000 miles versus 2004 Prius/tin can with 28,000 miles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safest-car-1993-volvo-240-wagon-tank-with-238-000-miles-versus-2004-prius-tin-can-with-28-000-miles/93548)
**Author:** [@volvomom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/volvomom)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safest-car-1993-volvo-240-wagon-tank-with-238-000-miles-versus-2004-prius-tin-can-with-28-000-miles/93548 "2018-01-05T14:26:19Z")
My daughter LOVES her '93 Volvo 240 wagon. Over the past 10 years it has taken her on road trip adventures all over the country. Other than a few minor parts falling off here and there (trim, door handle, belly pan) it … --- ## [Door locks on Spark](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-locks-on-spark/110609)
**Author:** [@CROSSBOLT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CROSSBOLT)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-locks-on-spark/110609 "2017-12-27T19:32:33Z")
Base model Chevy Spark 2017 door locks do not unlock when inside handle is pulled. This lock feature has been incorporated in nearly every brand and model since the late fifties, I think. Was there ever a goverment manda… --- ## [Distracted driving annual award winner!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/distracted-driving-annual-award-winner/110608)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/distracted-driving-annual-award-winner/110608 "2017-12-26T23:46:30Z")
‘It was all fun and games until a drunk, naked man and his (also naked) companion crashed into a tree near La Grande, Washington, on Nov. 22. Washington State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova told The Olympian that the cou… --- ## [AMTRAK Train Wreck](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amtrak-train-wreck/110516)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amtrak-train-wreck/110516 "2017-12-23T21:38:30Z")
An AMTRAK train in Washington State derailed (3 fatalities and multiple injuries) on the maiden run of a new higher allowed speed route. Was it Titanic syndrome? The Titanic was making a record breaking crossing of the A… --- ## [Sudden Epidemic of Giant Pickup Jerks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sudden-epidemic-of-giant-pickup-jerks/110171)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sudden-epidemic-of-giant-pickup-jerks/110171 "2017-12-17T19:15:58Z")
In the last two weeks they have been exercising their " right of way always goes to the biggest vehicle" entitlement. Four giant pickups and one Jeep Grand Cherokee verses my Kia Forte compact at the same intersection. T… --- ## [Crittes and Self driving cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crittes-and-self-driving-cars/110324)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Taylor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chris_Taylor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crittes-and-self-driving-cars/110324 "2017-12-14T21:31:44Z")
Dear Ray, As today’s cars become more automated they require numerous sensors located around the vehicle. I assume the sensors are connected by wires to various controlling modules, and safe operation requires a steady … --- ## [Xkcd cartoon: milestones for self-driving cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/xkcd-cartoon-milestones-for-self-driving-cars/110088)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/xkcd-cartoon-milestones-for-self-driving-cars/110088 "2017-12-07T22:23:34Z")
--- ## ['Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Ethylene Glycol Toxicity'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/calcium-oxalate-crystals-in-ethylene-glycol-toxicity/108656)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/calcium-oxalate-crystals-in-ethylene-glycol-toxicity/108656 "2017-11-21T03:39:40Z")
'An 80-year-old man with a remote history of alcohol-use disorder presented to the emergency department with altered mental status after a fall at home. He was somnolent and unable to provide any further history...' ‘Th… --- ## [Texting while operating dangerous heavy equipment](https://community.cartalk.com/t/texting-while-operating-dangerous-heavy-equipment/95541)
**Author:** [@andrewb823](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrewb823)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/texting-while-operating-dangerous-heavy-equipment/95541 "2017-11-20T19:09:03Z")
Dear CarTalkers: Here is an excellent letter published in the Eugene (Oregon) Register-Guard: "Texting while driving SEPT. 9, 2016 It is unnerving to read the Sept. 3 piece about the nationwide epidemic of texting while … --- ## [Digital dashboard annoyances & solutions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-dashboard-annoyances-solutions/106020)
**Author:** [@Gull](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gull)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-dashboard-annoyances-solutions/106020 "2017-11-20T00:34:06Z")
Bought my first new car in 17 years. The digital touchscreen dashboards require me to take my eyes off the road in order to do just about anything: radio, heat, A/C, fan. What actual mechanical buttons it does have do… --- ## [Have any of you have close calls with pedestrians](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-any-of-you-have-close-calls-with-pedestrians/109092)
**Author:** [@Ben10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ben10)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-any-of-you-have-close-calls-with-pedestrians/109092 "2017-11-16T18:27:31Z")
I recently didnt let a pedestrain cross while they were midway in the crosswalk. The oncoming traffic did stop for the person, but on my side of the road, I just kept going through. The person had to stand literally in t… --- ## [Daytime Running Lights (DRL)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights-drl/108975)
**Author:** [@DruidDriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DruidDriver)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights-drl/108975 "2017-11-05T20:28:07Z")
Hello, My 2011 Rogue has DRLs that have to be turned on by a the rotating switch on the headlight/turning lever. This is a pain as I usually forget to turn the on because, with my previous autos, they came on automatic… --- ## [NHTSA says "NO" to DRLs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nhtsa-says-no-to-drls/109088)
**Author:** [@rallyist](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rallyist)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nhtsa-says-no-to-drls/109088 "2017-11-05T04:10:53Z")
Big news: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recently released a technical report finds DRLs are of practically no use, and further admits that DRLs have negative safety consequences. In NHTSA’s own w… --- ## [Don't you hate it when your steering wheel falls off?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-you-hate-it-when-your-steering-wheel-falls-off/108970)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-you-hate-it-when-your-steering-wheel-falls-off/108970 "2017-10-28T20:52:37Z")
According to an article in USA TODAY, today, the NHTSA has received complaints from a few Fusion owners who had a loose nut behind the wheel (steering wheel). One person claimed that their steering wheel fell into their… --- ## [Driverless cars in China](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driverless-cars-in-china/108936)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 9:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driverless-cars-in-china/108936 "2017-10-27T09:34:33Z")
Driverless cars in China --- ## [Amusing bumper sticker](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-bumper-sticker/108919)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-bumper-sticker/108919 "2017-10-26T00:59:39Z")
QUIT HONKING! I'm on the phone d&%\*it! --- ## [Post-Repair from shop and further damage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/post-repair-from-shop-and-further-damage/108749)
**Author:** [@kellyvolvos40](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kellyvolvos40)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/post-repair-from-shop-and-further-damage/108749 "2017-10-19T20:15:43Z")
I had an accident and my front end suspension was damaged on the passenger front side. Damages on the physical body were to the Fender, some to the front door, and front bumper. It was towed to a shop, the shop estimate… --- ## ['Americans are right not to trust self-driving cars'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/americans-are-right-not-to-trust-self-driving-cars/107960)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/americans-are-right-not-to-trust-self-driving-cars/107960 "2017-10-12T02:36:40Z")
--- ## [Driving safety cartoon from Derf's 'The City'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-safety-cartoon-from-derfs-the-city/108131)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-safety-cartoon-from-derfs-the-city/108131 "2017-10-03T00:29:25Z")
http://assets.amuniversal.com/2c9be11084ec0135ef26005056a9545d --- ## [Xkcd cartoon about how self-driving cars really work](https://community.cartalk.com/t/xkcd-cartoon-about-how-self-driving-cars-really-work/108280)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/xkcd-cartoon-about-how-self-driving-cars-really-work/108280 "2017-10-02T12:24:31Z")
--- ## [Cartoon: self-driving cars in Saudi Arabia](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cartoon-self-driving-cars-in-saudi-arabia/108196)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cartoon-self-driving-cars-in-saudi-arabia/108196 "2017-09-30T16:21:45Z")
--- ## [Red light runners](https://community.cartalk.com/t/red-light-runners/108185)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/red-light-runners/108185 "2017-09-30T05:31:36Z")
I give up. Our topics often derail and I can’t find the one I’m looking for. It was recent concerning red light runners being ignored by police. I posted an example from 30+ years ago. It happened again yesterday! I was … --- ## [First motorcycle fatality](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-motorcycle-fatality/102591)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-motorcycle-fatality/102591 "2017-09-29T01:36:31Z")
'Two years after the Civil War ended in a Union victory at Appomattox, a machinist named Sylvester Roper fitted a bicycle with a small steam engine. He called it a steam velocipede, and it's still considered the earlies… --- ## [Wanted: Right on Red Bumper Sticker Slogan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wanted-right-on-red-bumper-sticker-slogan/79096)
**Author:** [@Bruce-MN](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bruce-MN)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wanted-right-on-red-bumper-sticker-slogan/79096 "2017-09-24T22:00:02Z")
I am looking for a short slogan for a bumper sticker that essentially says, "Right on Red, a May not a Must." When I am at an unfamiliar intersection where the sight-line is impeded or at an intersection that I know i… --- ## ['Former Apple Engineers Working on New Eyes for Driverless Cars'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/former-apple-engineers-working-on-new-eyes-for-driverless-cars/107986)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/former-apple-engineers-working-on-new-eyes-for-driverless-cars/107986 "2017-09-22T16:59:16Z")
--- ## [Driver not too intelligent for posting this](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-not-too-intelligent-for-posting-this/107650)
**Author:** [@Andy-Ke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andy-Ke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-not-too-intelligent-for-posting-this/107650 "2017-09-09T13:58:12Z")
--- ## [Is it worth $140 to buy a carbon monoxide detector for your car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-worth-140-to-buy-a-carbon-monoxide-detector-for-your-car/106909)
**Author:** [@Hoosier37](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hoosier37)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-worth-140-to-buy-a-carbon-monoxide-detector-for-your-car/106909 "2017-09-02T00:37:06Z")
A residential home detector may be cheaper. Putting a residential one under a seat might be the right volume when it goes off, and it would require no installation costs. I’ve heard of people dying because of CO gettin… --- ## [Side Curtain airbags didnt deploy on rollover](https://community.cartalk.com/t/side-curtain-airbags-didnt-deploy-on-rollover/102299)
**Author:** [@ekp2006](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ekp2006)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/side-curtain-airbags-didnt-deploy-on-rollover/102299 "2017-08-02T21:04:46Z")
I was driving my 2014 Toyota Camry on the interstate doing 65 mph. A lad pulled out in front of me and I hit her in the side and it sent me rolling 3 times and slid 90 feet on my roof and hood. Not one airbag deployed.… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=8) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=10)