Car Safety

by **Keira** » Apr 21, 2004 @ 5:32pm

i always wear my sealtbelt when im driving but... i forget a lot when im not driving, i try to always wear it tho.

and i thought while we are talking about driving i would tell you all that i just bought my first car

it is a 1994 Mazda MX3, i love it.
i have pictures but excuse the dirt, i cant afford a car wash right now

by **Warren** » Apr 21, 2004 @ 5:42pm

My car's safe enough, haven't tested it luckily.

My dad's car, 2004 VW Jetta Wagen, has 8 airbags, 2 fronts, 2 side bags for front on each side (pillar and seat), and sides in the back.

by **James S** » Apr 21, 2004 @ 9:00pm

by **David Horn** » Apr 21, 2004 @ 9:21pm

Nice car - how on earth do you afford the insurance? Is insurance much cheaper in the US?

I drive a Citroen Xsara 1.9 Turbo Diesel, and my insurance in the UK costs me about $3000 per year. That's with no accidents, ever, and 2 year's NCB. For my age, this is apparently a fast car. Most 17-18 year olds drive 1.2 or 1.4 petrols, and their insurance still costs them about $2500. It puts people off owning cars and there's a huge number of people now who drive without insurance - it's not difficult to see why!

It's nice to see that at least one or two Americans can drive a manual car... do you have to take a special test? Here, you can take your test in an automatic (very, very, very few people do) but you have do not have entitlement to drive a manual. I would guess that 80-90% of cars here are manual.

by **Maf54** » Apr 21, 2004 @ 9:24pm

Here you take a test in whatever the place you take a test has (Which for me was an automatic at the Drivers Ed school) and then drive on whatever you want.

by **James S** » Apr 21, 2004 @ 9:52pm

I drive a 2.0L Acura RSX and my insurance is about half of that. I'm on a family plan with AllState, though, so the combination of my entire family on the same plan really helps. The RSX is also rated as one of the safest cars on the road, though, nearly as safe as NYIll's Mini. I saw one wrecked on the interstate and it was barely dented while the other car was smashed. The engine drops out when the frame bends and cuts off the fuel line and oil pump so that it doesn't explode and so that the engine doesn't ram up into the cabin and kill you, and the engine dropping below the frame also helps keep the chassis from bending in. Front and side airbags help in a coupe, too. Plus it's LEV2 (emissions level), so it's not considered a "fast" sports car, but an economical sports car.

by **Keira** » Apr 21, 2004 @ 9:57pm

i think my car fits me well too. thats what i said when i first saw it.

my insurance doesnt cover the car. its only $1600 a year. if i got full coverage it would be at least $9200 every year since i have been in an accident. with my insurance the type of car doesnt matter.
i got kicked off of my parents insurance policy after the accident so i have my own now. you cant have a "high risk driver" on a policy with anyone else.
and here you cant drive without insurance. as soon as you get your license you have to pay insurance wether you have a car or not.

by **Warren** » Apr 22, 2004 @ 2:09am

Government considers my car a sports car, insurance for me is about $2400, used to be $3Gs...

If I had money and needed a car, would be it right now.

by **James S** » Apr 22, 2004 @ 2:53am

by **Jaybot** » Apr 22, 2004 @ 3:17am

My insurance is about $840 a year with full coverage. Of course, thats with an old '95 saturn, i'm older, and have a perfect driving record.

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