I’m around 185 pounds. I consider above 150 pounds to be the point where the danger of driving a vehicle with a weak airbag and 4kN seat belt load limiter becomes significant.
Toyota Camry XV10 (92-96). It’s 2930 pounds. Not strong but not weak in a head on. No load limiter, 1st gen airbag. Can restrain an adult male at 35 MPH with no seat belt.
Toyota Camry XV20 (97-01). 3k pounds. Stronger front crash structure than VX10, but not too strong. Weak airbag and load limiter with pretensioner. I don’t drive it much. The junk yard crushed the 97 that I was trying to get the old style seat belt from. A 6kN or higher load limiter would be suitable for my weight.
Both of these Toyotas have rather weak side impact protection, so I would be safer in most more modern cars in city driving.
I’ve driven Volvo P1 (P80) and P3. Their load limters are different and the airbags are either 1st gen or dual stage.
Don’t be fooled. A Ford Taurus (D3 platform) may be based on Volvo P2 (2000-2007 V70), but the restraint system is not the same.
How many people even have a clue what XV10 and XV 20 means . If you were really safety conscious you would have much newer vehicles or not drive at all .
Reducing injuries SAVES LIVES. Of course they want to reduce insurance payouts. Killing someone will cause a HUGE insurance payout. An injury that can cause a permanent damage to someone can cost an insurance company Millions.
I have no problem with reducing insurance payouts. After all we pay these costs through our premiums… just sent mine in yesterday. It would be nice to see figures on cost of injuries vs death payouts though. Paying out for neck injuries for 40 years might well be more expensive than killing the person outright. Just never seen any figures either way. Plus does no fault include death payments or just medical.
I dunno, it’s snowing so I’m just staying home. Not affected by crash tests in the garage.