ICBC Rates 2006 SUVs, Trucks Poorly in Rear-End Collisions
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Monday, January 09, 2006 04:00 AM
ICBC has some bad news about some trucks and SUV's. The Insurance Corp says its tests show that when it comes to rear-crash protection, none of the sixteen 2006 pickup trucks tested, and oly six of the 43 SUV's tested made the grade with a "good" rating.and sport-utility vehicles (SUVs). Nine of
the pickups and 27 SUVs received "poor" ratings, while the rest had "marginal or adequate" ratings.
"Whiplash is the most common type of injury in motor vehicle collisions," said ICBC Vehicle Safety and Research Manager John Gane. "Pickups and SUVs are some of the best selling vehicles in British Columbia. We hoped these rugged vehicles, some of which are bought for their perceived safety image, would have offered more robust protection for passengers."
Using a device developed by ICBC, the tests simulated a a stopped vehicle being rear- ended by another vehicle of the same weight going 32 km per hour.
The best rated 2006 SUVs included the Ford Freestyle, Honda Pilot, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Land Rover LR3, Subaru Forester and Volvo XC90. "Poor"
ratings, however, were attributed to some of the most costly SUVs, including the Cadillac SRX, Lexus GX 470 and RX 330, BMW X3 and X5.
The best of the 2006 pickup trucks were the Dodge Dakota (without adjustable lumbar), Nissan Titan and Toyota Tundra with "adequate" ratings.
Most of the best-selling pickups - including the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra and Dodge Ram - received "poor" ratings.
Full results of these and previous tests of Canadian passenger cars are at www.ICBC.com
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Posted by: Itsme on January 10 2006 1:16 PM
I will take my chances in my full size truck thanks.
Been rearend by a small car before and i was fine and had a bent rear bumper was all....the car was totaled.
So i think its more than just perceived safety in bigger vehicles....sure glad i was not in a small car the day that guy plowed into me when i was stopped at the red light.