I see. Pls go an sleep on the middle lane of the PLUS highway for one night and see if you survive tomorrow morning.

If you die, don't feel bad because GOD wanted you to.

there is always two sides to this... on a good side... everyone is safer because the cars are safer...

on the bad side...human beings are known to compensate for risks... so, when a subject is given knowledge that they are driving something safer.. they might think they have more buffer and start inducing in more risk than they would have in driving a car less safe...

and if this does happen... yes, the statistics might show less fatality in total but it might also possibly show an increase on accidents due to more risk taken (being it driving faster or multitasking while driving... etc)

so, good and bad... always do not take things for granted is the best advice... as the old people says.. buying you a superman cape does not make you a superman..

Risk Compensation theory

As more technology is developed to keep the roads safe, the weakest link has become the driver.

This post has been edited by dares: Jul 24 2013, 07:52 PM

My minimum criteria when choosing and buying a car:

During 1980s Without ABS - OUT
During 1990s Without ABS + Front Airbags - OUT
During 2000s Without ABS + Front & Side Airbags - OUT
During 2010s Without ABS + Front, Side & Curtain Airbags and Stability Control - OUT
Since 2013 Without ALL THE ABOVE + Speed Sensing Auto Door Lock - OUT (Due to rampant robberies & snatch thieves nowadays)

God hates poor people. You can see more people in poor and poverty countries dies like flies.

Oops...i just opened a whole can of non-related worms...

Well, the problem with the City is the lack of side airbags. Since ASEAN NCAP didn't test side impacts (yet) that deficit doesn't show up. A Fiesta is still a much safer choice (except for the Fiesta S, all other models are fine), so is a Peugeot 208 or a Kia Rio. Likewise with the Jazz. The CBU hybrid Jazz is fine, the CKD one isn't, and the regular Jazz isn't either. The results you find from overseas are probably for cars with 6 airbags, and the CBU hybrid is the only one that offered it.

One of the two US organizations that do crash tests has tested a Prius with and without side/curtain airbags. Otherwise it was the same car. But the difference was huge. From more or less deadly to perfectly safe.

true i support this thread. Driving a safer car will at least provide more safety during crash.

but guys please dont compare cars during fatal impact, coz that will be not fair then

What under RM100k car has speed auto-lock? Also which under RM100k car has side curtain airbag? and both?

I don't think there are any...

You can see from his nick that BMW is his car of choice, so none below rm100k when new.

that is your assumption only, no body even mention that.

other countries have tsunami and tornado, you dont have。

so what tokok u?

GOD hates America?

if you're driving 10ton lorry, means what ?

you are plain stupid.

you cant even differentiate suicide and God's Will.

Noticed that

Aside from that. Seriously no car got all those features <RM100k? Preve no auto-lock? Airbags I can see Kia having loads of that. Fiesta too? I know Accord got auto-lock, but that is RM150k.

is the speed auto lock is when the car hit certain speed, it will auto look all the doors?

You are right, not possible to get a car that has all the safety features I required for below 100K. The closest will be the Kia Cerato which has 6 airbags (Front 2 Side 2 Curtain2), Anti-skid Braking System, Stability Control and Speed Sensing Auto Door Lock, but at RM118,888.

That's my excuse that until now I still have not bought a car for my dear precious wife loh.

PS Didn't anyone notice all the BMW models are more than 10 years old !

This post has been edited by E34E36E46: Jul 24 2013, 10:54 PM

Yep, usually between 20kph to 30kph, all the doors will lock automatically. During an accident, the doors will also unlock automatically for rescue operation.

i know forte has that auto door lock but not sure about the auto unlock when accident

im afraid that means you cant buy any conti car in 2013 then....all Contis do not have auto-lock as a safety feature....BMW, Ford, Merc etc.

Usually if the car has auto lock feature, it will also has auto unlock feature for safety reason. I am 99% sure Cerato has auto unlock function (information from Naza Kia website). I am not too sure about Forte though.

Got. Ford Fiesta sedan, under 85kk, 7 airbags, ESP, ABS, EBD, TCS...apa u mau pun ada, 5 star NCAP as well

I was informed by a Peugeot SA that the 508 has auto lock feature. I will have to pay special attention when test driving the car then. Unless the Peugeot is not consider as conti car, since it is CKD in Malaysia ?