Vehicle Death Rate
04-19-2007 | 09:50 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by Kegsbane
Wow. Look at the G35 all the way on the low end with 11.
Maybe this says something about the maturity of drivers, seeing as how the G is more expensive? Probably impossible to tell, but that's still very impressive scores for the G.
Maybe this says something about the maturity of drivers, seeing as how the G is more expensive? Probably impossible to tell, but that's still very impressive scores for the G.
04-19-2007 | 09:52 AM
#23
HIGHEST RATES OF DRIVER DEATH
More than 140 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years,
2001-04 models during calendar years 2002-05
ES OF DRIVER DEATH
on registered vehicle years,
ing calendar years 2002-05
Chevrolet Blazer 2dr 2WD SUV midsize
Acura RSX 2dr car small
Nissan 350Z sports car midsize
Kia Spectra hatchback 4dr car small
Pontiac Sunfire 2dr car small
Kia Rio 4dr car mini
Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr car small
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2dr car small
Dodge Neon 4dr car small
Pontiac Grand Am 2dr car midsize
Chevrolet Cavalier 4dr car small
Ford Mustang sports car midsize
Ford Ranger 4WD pickup small
Mazda B series 2WD pickup small
Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible sports car small
Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2WD SUV midsize
http://www.iihs.org/sr/pdfs/sr4204.pdf
More than 140 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years,
2001-04 models during calendar years 2002-05
ES OF DRIVER DEATH
on registered vehicle years,
ing calendar years 2002-05
Chevrolet Blazer 2dr 2WD SUV midsize
Acura RSX 2dr car small
Nissan 350Z sports car midsize
Kia Spectra hatchback 4dr car small
Pontiac Sunfire 2dr car small
Kia Rio 4dr car mini
Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr car small
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2dr car small
Dodge Neon 4dr car small
Pontiac Grand Am 2dr car midsize
Chevrolet Cavalier 4dr car small
Ford Mustang sports car midsize
Ford Ranger 4WD pickup small
Mazda B series 2WD pickup small
Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible sports car small
Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2WD SUV midsize
http://www.iihs.org/sr/pdfs/sr4204.pdf
04-19-2007 | 10:19 AM
#25
This should be a banner at every Nissan dealership:
Other sportcars would have definitely made that list if they sold more.
I think the Z is fairly safe. We just have more knuckleheads on the road trying stupid **** behind the wheels.
Go ahead parents, buy your newly liscensed teen a 350z!
"Small sporty cars had among the highest death rates, which IIHS attributes to risk-taking drivers and the size of the vehicles."
"Small sporty cars had among the highest death rates, which IIHS attributes to risk-taking drivers and the size of the vehicles."
Other sportcars would have definitely made that list if they sold more.
I think the Z is fairly safe. We just have more knuckleheads on the road trying stupid **** behind the wheels.
04-19-2007 | 10:34 AM
#26
Originally Posted by CRIDDA
Great it looks like insurance is going to go up again. Moms and Dads quit buying your kids 350Z's and buy them a Chevy. It sucks when **** like this comes out b/c insurance companies are quick to throw these numbers in your face when you premium increases. If only peolple respected their cars and did not treat them like they are toys, we prob. would not see as many deadly accidents that we see. Yet another good reason for a 16 year old not to be behind the wheel of a sports car that was bought by Mom and Dad.
im 18..does that mean im cooler than a 16 y/o with a Z? somebody bought their 16 year old daughter a 03' Z last week. and this idiot junior who will without a doubt wreck one conned his rents into buying him one too 
04-19-2007 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Gigglin
I wanted to point out something about our beloved 350z being in the top 3 of this list. We have the lowest sales figures compared to most of the cars on the list. So if you take that into consideration, the 350z has the highest vehicle death rate per 1000 vehicles sold.
I feel that this website being popular with 350z enthusiasts should have a sticky thread, with this chart linked permanently, so people know exactly what they are getting into.
I feel that this website being popular with 350z enthusiasts should have a sticky thread, with this chart linked permanently, so people know exactly what they are getting into.
In order to be valid, this study needs to incorporate variables such as the driver's state of mind (such as intoxicated). It would also require a breakdown of age to have any validity at all. Furthermore, just a list of fatalities alone is meaningless. It does not even break it down by velocity (speed), road conditions, or any other extraneous variable such as age, gender (of the driver) or any other demographic.
For the most part, this is useless for extracting any real or valid observations about the car, and is extremely unscientific. On the other hand, it is an interesting post with some useful observations and a well-needed warning for us Type A's and "adrenalin junkies."
If this "study" indicates anything at all, it is that the average Z owner drives more "enthusiastically" and is more likely to take chances. Life on the edge has its consequences.
Gotta keep my foot right down;
If I had wings I'd leave the ground.
Buning in the outside lane,
People think that I'm insane!
The day I take a bend too fast,
Judgement that could be my last!
I'll be wiped right off the slate;
Don't wait up 'cause I'll be late!
04-19-2007 | 12:01 PM
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04-19-2007 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Kegsbane
Dude, death RATE. Death RATE. Do you even know what that means?
This operational definition completely ignores miles driven or the demographic of the driver or what kinda crazy stuff the driver was pulling when he/she off'd themselves.
To be valid, the study would at least have to eliminate deaths from coked-up teenagers who wrapped their Z around a tree doing 130 mph on a surface street while looking for the joint they dropped while getting a hand-job.
04-19-2007 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Gigglin
My bad. Didn't read carefully enough. Was assuming it's the number of deaths last year.
04-19-2007 | 12:29 PM
#37
Originally Posted by TheGest
Thats pretty bad, were worse than mustangs
The odds are much higher for 350Z vrs the mustang. about 2 out of ever 1,000 350Z owners died on average???
My crude estimate:
90,000 = 350Z sold
193 = Dead
193/90,000 = .0214 * 1,000 = 2.1
WOW....
04-19-2007 | 01:32 PM
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I'm not surprised. I see kids everywhere driving 350z's and RSX's.
If Porsche 911 were sold in the $30k range, then the 911 would be on top of the list with 5000 deaths per year.
If Porsche 911 were sold in the $30k range, then the 911 would be on top of the list with 5000 deaths per year.
Last edited by JunkStory; 04-19-2007 at 01:35 PM.