Sure, but the specific example we’re talking about is a Corolla and a Tundra. Why bring in other trucks? Of course there are safer ones, but the point is that even a truck that scored on the lower end of the spectrum is likely safer than a Corolla when you do an apples-to-apples comparison.

This is an oldie, but a previous gen Tundra held up pretty well against an Accord. HIC was substantially lower in the Tundra; unless the Fit is some sort of Goliath slayer that shunts all the energy back to the Tundra, I can’t imagine the Tundra would be on the wrong end of the here.

To your first point, that could be a possible confounding factor, but the NHTSA found that the VMT (vehicle miles of travel) is actually higher for trucks, SUVs, and vans than it is for cars. If anything that would mean their fatality rate should be amplified. Page 26 if you care to see for yourself:

Because some automakers (*cough*Toyota*cough*) design their cars to pass the tests rather than real-world safety. That’s why the decade-old Volvo passed the new tests with flying colors while others with even their new models were caught with their pants down.

Would you rather be in the Fit and have a mass disadvantage? Yes, it’s an arms race, but at the end of the day I’d rather be the one with the bigger gun.

May not be a truck vs a small car, but this may be right up your alley:

They did...but about 10 years ago: https://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/new-crash-tests-demonstrate-the-influence-of-vehicle-size-and-weight-on-safety-in-crashes-results-are-relevant-to-fuel-economy-policies

But if you’re driving a Corolla, you’re also statistically not hitting a Corolla. I’d much rather be in a Tundra getting hit by a Tundra than in a Corolla getting hit by a Tundra...

Sorry, your anecdotal source isn’t consistent with the IIHS’s own study

Source?

Hitting a wall simulates hitting another vehicle of equal mass. There’s a heck of a lot more energy to deal with when two Tundras smash into each other compared to two Yaris’s smashing into each other.

Everything else equal, it is safer if you compare them fairly. The crash tests where you crash into a wall is not particularly fair because it simulates hitting another car of similar mass as your own. Corolla vs Corolla or Tundra vs Tundra, yeah I’d rather be in the Corolla, but Corolla vs Tundra? Would you really…

If you think that was a push, you must think Chris Paul has never flopped in his life.

The hive mind says that it is if it’s a rich white man who moved them.

Well, considering that there wasn’t anything in the video that suggested he should be charged, I’d say the system worked, despite what the pitchfork-wielding mob wanted.

I’d love a new Evo too, but I’m pretty sure that ain’t happening anytime soon (or ever).

The same mayor who asked for her brother to be released from prison for killing a woman? The same one who gave a false testimony at his trial? That one?

At least they both have an engine from the same family, so it wouldn’t be that blasphemous.

Because this isn’t news that matters. Boeing is still part of a duopoly and 40% of their business is on the defense side. If the investigation concludes that the planes have a costly defect, *then* you might see a larger dip, but everything until then is just noise and a buying opportunity if you’re long on BA.

Those are the ones that stick out? At least both of them are fairly competitive. University of San Diego is on that list!