Date:         Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:03:18 -0600
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadliest car list. Any truth?
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I sorta thought Askmen.com was more of a T&A website (testosterone
and a$$holes) , further justifying Robin Wiliams' observation that
God gave man a peni$ and a brain, but only enough blood to operate
one at a time.  At least our beloved Vanagons(RVC) didn't make the
list.  Guess it'shard to have an accident when the darned thing won't run.

DM&FS

At 10:17 AM 2/15/2009, Michael Snow wrote:
>On Feb 15, 2009, at 7:34 AM, Poppie Jagersand wrote:
>
>>Both the VW bus and beetle are nr 10 and 4 respectively on the
>>deadliest car list, prominently flashed on Yahoo's Canadian home page
>>this morning. (maybe time to switch email provider?)
>>
>>http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/p/1145/deadliest-car-designs
>>
>>Is there any objective truth to this? I once saw an article that
>>despite the obvious challenges in making a forward cab vehicle safe
>>in head on collisions, the T3 bus/vanagon is in fact one of the least
>>accident prone vehicles in the insurance statistics. Obviously
>>accidents are caused by vehicle plus driver. (The no 6, Corvette,
>>on the list might have been safer if marketed as an "Oldsmobile" to
>>that segment of GM customers.)
>>
>>My guess is that the list is a product of a clueless journalist
>>who did little real research. If someone can find true statistics
>>on vehicle models and deaths and then enough of us email Yahoo,
>>with these facts maybe they would feel compelled to up their quality
>>of journalism?
>>
>>Martin
>
>The original article is from askmen.com, and received boatloads of
>negative comments questioning research methods and data.  Must have
>been a slow news day.
>
>http://www.askmen.com/top_10/cars/top-10-deadliest-car-designs.html