USA Today has an article about the new results from the NHTSA that says the F150 4x2 4 door is the "Best" in the offset barrier crash test (35mph)... Now we can all breathe a big sigh of relief... lol

Later,
Roger

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Did I hear that right?

Does that mean that all the hype about this offset thing we have been hearing about in the last couple of weeks is BS? If so some people sure have egg on their face about getting pissy and treatening to sell all their Fords LoL... Looks good on them.

Hope I am right in assuming here or else the egg will be on MY face

Jimmar

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Well at least that's good news for F150 4 door owners.

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Big difference though - the NHTSA is the government authority for crash testing and safety. I thought(and I may be wrong, but I think I am right) that the other report came from the Insurance Institute for Safety or some such nonsense - it was a organization that sets the insurance risk for the big insurance companies.

Which one would you trust? Scary day when I would trust the government over someone else, but look to be the case.

 

How long ago was this article? I didn't think the NHTSA did offset crash results? I'm pretty sure they do not! You are sure you read this right? My understandings they only do frontal and side impact ratings.

Here, you all go see for yourself.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ncap/cars/2000Pkup.html

and

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ncap/cars/2001Pkup.html

This should be in the safety forum anyways.

BfB

[This message has been edited by BfB (edited 06-22-2001).]

 

I believe your right BfB. I thought that they also only do front impact. Not off set. But when you think about it. The one that tests the trucks for insurance reason. It's the insurance companys that pay them for the tests. Geeze what insurance company wouldn't want the #1 selling truck to be one of the most dangerous.

[This message has been edited by LowRiderHD2000 (edited 06-22-2001).]