Hey guys, i am a total wreck.

[lazygamer]

I actually looked at a few sites in a search engine, to see if I could get some more opinions on the whole bigger is tougher thing. So it looks like heavier vehicle=more protection.

Besides penile compensation and protection, what else does a big vehicle offer? Well they're awesome for hauling shit. They have plenty of room. But... what if they are easier to handle at high speeds because the extra weight keeps it more stable?

It seems alot of vehicles below the half ton mark  lack cab room. There is nothing unusual about my size(5'9" 225lbs), but I feel a little crammed in a quarter ton or lighter vehicle. Either there is tons of people that are smaller then me(which alot of vehicles would be made for), or smaller vehicles are simply too cramped as a rule.

[choasforages]

hahah, me and my chevy corsica. it only sounds fast. and yet, my mom has hit more things with it in a week then i have since ive been driving last month, and im the rookie driver/*fuck those gay looking magnets you gotta stick on the back when you only have a learners permit*/. though i do have my dad around since i only have a learners permit. you see, my mom, being the attentive one, decided to back into my sisters camero/*umm, yeah, not a camaro with a v8 or anything, just a little v6*/ and scratch the paint off the front. then she decided to back in, she missed and almost took the drivers side mirror off the car

[ September 27, 2002: Message edited by: choasforages ]

[lazygamer]

What a world we live in. Knowing how i've tooken past harmless(but "could of been dangerous") driving mistakes, I would be devastated if I crashed into something, even a minor crash.

I like those stickers, it lets everyone know that im a stupid newbie, and reduces the chances of someone thinking I know more then I do and not being cautious.

[Kintaro]

I was driving around my mums car yard today, car was a peice of shit. www.dunbarmotorwreckers.com

[Kintaro]

I was driving around my mums car yard today, car was a peice of shit. www.dunbarroadmotorwreckers.com

[mobrien_12]

quote:Originally posted by lazygamer:

 My question is, am I safer in a crash in a heavy vehicle? Or does the extra force from the heavy vehicle harm me more? It's true that the bigger you are the harder you fall. So woulden't this hold true for vehicles?

Besides the possiblity of crash protection, is there any other advantages to driving heavy vehicles?

You don't really "fall" in an automobile, so the "bigger you are" adage doesn't apply.

Generally, the more massive the vehicle, the better armored it is.  

Larger vehicles also tend to have more "crumple space," meaning there is more car that can be destroyed, absorbing the kinetic energy of the collision, before the passenger compartment is compromised.  

Good engineering is more important than size, however.  You can find some small vehicles which are structurally more sound than some large vehicles.   This is why it's good to read Consumer Reports before buying a car.

Larger vehicles are more visible, so they are safer in that respect.

[sporkme]