t2ribena;650905 said:
regardless of any safety measures that is built into the cars limitation still exists and law of physics still applies regardless of Proton or BMW. From most of these accident its always human error rather than machine fault which is normally 5% of the probability. We always hear proton crashed and ppl die but less BMW crashed and ppl also die...its about statistics like you said earlier...Proton outsold BMW by a scale of 40:1 so the probability of a Proton being handle by a driver that do not 'know' what he/ she doing getting into this unwanted situation is higher...if you reverse the situation, then maybe you will hear a lot of BMW crash and ppl die...
so while building a safer car saves life still you cannot remove the main variable from the safety equation which is the handler...crash test is made at speed deem to be common when drivers follow the speed limit...test results conducted at 60kmh is definitely not the same when the impact is at 120kmh as the damage factor is normally exponential of the speed...
FYI, there is quite a number of e60 crash and the car caught fire and life lost...
a product is as good as the target consumer willingness to pay...safety = money...Proton can make a car like a BMW but this is not the market they wan to be in...imagine a 300k Proton vs 300k BMW...your choice is quite clear right?
Unfortunately I'm unable to agree with you completely
The way you are putting it is literally saying these features does not give any advantage at all which is not true. Standards, processes, laws and measures are here to ensure things are in better shape and in place. Of course I'm not a car safety expert but no matter how you reason it, your explanation makes no sense because it is clear and obvious safety standards are relatively important in today's automobile technology.
Designers in Europe and other big car makers would always take safety into consideration, not just building a car which is fast but does not have proper safety features. Please note that to achieve a car that is fast without any dynamics and safety features is rather simple and even you can do it. Just plonk in a big engine to whatever car you have and there you go, a fast car that has the feel of speed, wobbly and NO safety features.
I'm quoting Proton as a hypothetical example, it does not necessary mean the comparison has to be specifically be with Proton in all cases. Accidents happens and these safety features are meant to save lives and research has proven that it does. Unless you're a better scientist with reasons that it doesn't, you should join the international auto forum and get everyone in the panel to agree with you that safety is not important, safety tests are not real enough and that drivers need to "feel" the actual speed of the cars.
Lastly, every car would have crashes and even a Ferrari or Bugatti Veyron does. The point I want to make is, manufacturers today are trying to make cars which is fast, gives you the great comfort level, better handling and comes with good safety features. Let's not deny this fact
It's impossible to always compare a car made in the 70's or 80's with something that is made today. The automobile industry has evolved and so does everything else. If you think the 10 year old fridge at home is cooler and you expect newer energy saving fridge to be just as cold, having the retro feel of closing the handle which isn't there in the newly developed fridge, my advice is just keep the 10 year old fridge. We evolve with the technology and not the other way round.