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Offline BaldEagl

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Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« on: February 10, 2015, 08:38:25 PM »
The overall driver death rate for all 2011 and equivalent models during 2009-12 was 28 deaths per million registered vehicle years. Nine models had driver death rates of zero. The highest death rate was 149 for the Kia Rio, a four-door minicar.

My contention is that the car was too small to have four doors.  It was an obvious attempt to lure people into saving money by claiming such a small vehicle could carry four passengers.

Just looking at it:



you can tell they couldn't possibly mount a sufficient brake system to stop the car with four overweight women onboard.

And yes, I'm a real driver so I know.

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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2015, 08:40:45 PM »
you can tell they couldn't possibly mount a sufficient brake system to stop the car with four overweight women onboard.

And yes, I'm a real driver so I know.

But you are no overweight woman  :old:


Or are you....?  :bolt:
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2015, 09:40:03 PM »
It would take for ever to accelerate to a dangerous speed with 4 overweight women on board. That can't be it. I think its the excessive amount of forward rake that is causing all the accidents. Either that or the inadequate fog lights. What ever the cause that thing is a death trap.

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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2015, 09:49:17 PM »
I think its the chevy look-alike punched/stretched honeycomb in the upper grille.  That kind of grille is killing the chevy SS and this car is so much smaller its killing both the car AND the passengers.
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2015, 10:21:54 PM »
The overall driver death rate for all 2011 and equivalent models during 2009-12 was 28 deaths per million registered vehicle years. Nine models had driver death rates of zero. The highest death rate was 149 for the Kia Rio, a four-door minicar.

It can't be that bad if only the driver is killed and the 3 passengers live.

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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2015, 10:35:52 PM »
Kia's suck period.   
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2015, 10:56:19 PM »
Kia = K.I.A.

Connection?

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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2015, 06:26:34 AM »
Whats your source? Does it include both multi-vehicle accidents and single only?
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 07:51:00 AM »
Small cars have higher death/injury rates regardless of what the safety tests say. Tests are done against static obstacles and do not take into account vehicle incompatibility. The smaller, lighter car typically takes more damage when hitting a larger, heavier car.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_incompatibility
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 07:53:49 AM »
But then u can claim that the bigger cars are the problem, if all had smaller cars it would not be a problem
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2015, 07:54:53 AM »
The reverse would also be true.
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2015, 07:56:21 AM »
The real problem is that you can't remove all the big cars from traffic. Trucks, buses, delivery vans, construction rigs, whatever... The are a lot of huge vehicles on the roads that need to be huge to serve their purpose.
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2015, 07:57:24 AM »
Most people dont need a bigger car. Only a fraction of all suv/pickup owner need a car that big.
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2015, 07:58:30 AM »
Who is the arbiter of "what people need"?

You miss the essential point. You simply CAN'T remove all the big cars. You can however remove all the small ones.

Or simply accept that if you drive a small car you're taking more of a risk.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2015, 08:00:09 AM by PR3D4TOR »
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Re: Kia Rio a Death Trap?
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2015, 08:00:11 AM »
Try to convince me that a suv is needed in a city
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