Toyota Prius: How do Prius rate in collisions?

net wrote: 

In Europe the Prius has one of the highest overall safety ratings:
<http://www.euroncap.com/content/safety_ratings/details.php?id1=3&id2=193>.

Paul

On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:21:26 +0000, Paul Russell <net>
wrote:
 

Thanks. Don't Europeans drive smaller vehicles than in the US?

net wrote:
 

Unfortunately there's been a trend towards SUVs and larger vehicles in
general in recent years, so as with so many other things, we're heading
the same way as the US. Lifted pickup trucks can't be too far off now.

Paul

<net> wrote in message
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My own experience probably wouldn't be of any help to you because mine is a
2003. I can say though, from what I've observed, Prius owners seem to be
less inclined to race a yellow light, and instead sit quietly for the next
green. According to one study from a well known insurance company Prius
drivers tend to abide by the speed limit.
In this past week I've seen two SUV's in two seperate incidences roll over
onto their side, back up traffic miles and miles while a wrecker right sided
them back up. If it were up to me I'd let them sit there until the traffic
died down. Carelessness shouldn't be rewarded by speedy service.
mark_

mark_digital© wrote: 
Yes, but traffic would be slow until the vehicle is removed as everybody
"rubbernecks" to see the SUV on its side.

On Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:49:12 GMT, Dave <net> wrote:
 

On a vacation road trip through California freeways a few years ago, I
was very surprised to observe California drivers racing 85 mph past a
vehicle on the shoulder that had totally flipped over. No one
rubbernecked. And if someone was getting a ticket, no one stopped to
gawk like a tourist. Considering the sea of red tail lights if
someone just gets pulled over by the police in my home state, that's
at least one thing about California of which I am jealous.

<nul> wrote in message
news:com... 

Things must have changed since I lived there. In the early '70s I worked in
Oakland and lived in Hayward. I got on the Nimitz freeway one evening to
find the congestion unusually bad. We crawled for a mile or so until we got
to a patrol car on the side of the freeway - no lights on, no other car -
and beyond that the traffic flowed freely. Feh!

Mike

net wrote: 

Which Prius, Classic 2001-2003 NHW11 or the current 2004-2007 NHW20?
You'll find more info on the current NHW20 as the production numbers
are much higher (so more likely to be tested).

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), USA, gives the
2001-2003 Toyota Prius:
http://www.safercar.gov/NCAP/Cars/2562.html
http://www.safercar.gov/NCAP/Cars/1907.html
http://www.safercar.gov/NCAP/Cars/1721.html
frontal: 3 star driver, 4 star passenger; side: 3 star front seat, 3
star rear seat; 4 star rollover rating
2760 lbs. (Passenger car, Compact)

NHTSA gives the 2004-2005 Toyota Prius w/ no side air bags:
http://www.safercar.gov/NCAP/Cars/3268.html
http://www.safercar.gov/NCAP/Cars/2971.html
frontal: 5 star driver, 4 star passenger; side: 4 star front seat, 4
star rear seat; 4 star rollover rating
2954 lbs. (Passenger car, Compact)

NHTSA gives the 2006 Toyota Prius w/ no side air bags:
http://www.safercar.gov/NCAP/Cars/3588.html
frontal: 4 star driver, 4 star passenger; side: 4 star front seat, 4
star rear seat; 4 star rollover rating
2954 lbs. (Passenger car, Compact)

NHTSA gives the 2007 w/side air bags:
http://www.safercar.gov/NCAP/Cars/4047.html
frontal: 5 star driver, 4 star passenger; side: 4 star front seat, 4
star rear seat; 4 star rollover rating
2954 lbs. (Passenger car, Compact)


Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gives the 2004-2007
Prius:
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=566

(Frontal offset measured a "green G")
Class: Small car
Weight: 2,972 lbs.
Side airbags: front and rear head curtain airbags and front
seat-mounted torso airbags

(Side impact with front and rear head curtain airbags and front
seat-mounted torso airbags, measured a "green G")
Class: Small car
Weight: 2,959 lbs.
Side airbags: optional front and rear head curtain airbags and optional
front seat-mounted torso airbags

(Side impact without side airbags, measured a "red P")
Class: Small car
Weight: 2,945 lbs.
Side airbags: none

(Rear crash protection, measured an "orange M")

(Note that the US 2007 Prius now comes standard with the side and side
curtain airbags! SAB are no longer an option for new US Prius...)


European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP), 2004 Toyota Prius:
http://www.euroncap.com/content/safety_ratings/details.php?id1=3&id2=193
Adult occupant rating: 5 stars; Pedestrian rating: 2 stars (of 4);
Child Protection rating: 4 stars.
Test Scores: Front 14 (88%) Side 18 (100%) Belt Reminder 2 Overall 34
Pedestrian 13 (36%) Child Protection 43 (88%)
(note that the tested European Prius comes with side air bags and VSC)
Class: Large family car
Weight: 1300 kg


Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), (Australia & New
Zealand), 2004 Toyota Prius (i-tech model, which has side air bags):
http://www.howsafeisyourcar.com.au/_scripts/ancap_detail.php?IID=1906
Overall: 5 stars (score of 33.72 out of 37); Pedestrian rating: 2 stars
(of 4)


National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victim's Aid (NASVA), (Japan),
2004 Toyota Prius (S model):
http://www.nasva.go.jp/mamoru/english/2005/type/12_prius.html
(includes crash videos!)
Class: Passenger Cars A Displacement 1500cc or less (excluding
1BOX&Minivans)
Displacement: 1,496cc
Vehicle weight: 1,250kg
Overall Collision Safety Ratings: Driver's seat: 6 stars (of 6) -
98.2%, front passenger's seat: 5 stars (of 6) - 89.7%
Full-wrap frontal collision test: Driver's seat: level 4 (of 5) -
85.9%, front passenger's seat: level 4 (of 5) - 79.3%
Offset frontal collision test: Driver's seat: level 5 (of 5) - 93.9%,
front passenger's seat: level 5 (of 5) - 96.9%
Side collision test: Driver's seat: level 5 (of 5) - 100%