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Tue 1 Jun 2004 20:40
death rate - Jonathan {p}
Sorry if this has been asked before, I've done a search and couldn't find anything relevant.

Looking in the cbcb HJ mentions high death rates and low death rates for certain cars, but doesn't provide a reference. My car has a "high 8 point death rate". What does this mean?

Regards

Jonathan
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Tue 20 Jul 2010 02:44
death rate - cavy_andy

do you know were i can find this info about death rates ?

what are the death rates for the mk3 cavalier and a 98 primera

Edited by cavy_andy on 20/07/2010 at 02:46

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Tue 20 Jul 2010 07:15
death rate - LucyBC

I don't know about death rates but a search for your model on Euro NCAP is the place to start for all aspects of safety regarding road vehicles/ There is a model by model search on there:

www.euroncap.com/

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Tue 20 Jul 2010 09:37
death rate - Cliff Pope

It presumably refers to deaths of the car's occupants attributable to road accidents, rather than deaths caused to other drivers or pedestrians, or from other causes?

It seems a curious statistic to want to compile, proving what? That cars favoured by young tearaways kill more of their drivers than cars favoured by mature housewives?

That classic cars only used for Sunday jaunts to shows are the safest vehicles on the road?

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Tue 20 Jul 2010 10:15
death rate - Armstrong Sid
what are the death rates for the mk3 cavalier and a 98 primera

I would've thought that the majority of owners of these vehicles are likely to be "kids" who want something with a reasonable turn of speed to thrash around in. They don't cost much to buy, insurance won't be too high (relatively) for a 20 year-old, they won't care if they bend it or scratch it, mechanically simple, and they might try to go round a few corners too fast.

In which case, potential deaths in such models are likely to higher than in, for example, a recent Lexus

Edited by Armstrong Sid on 20/07/2010 at 10:16

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