safest car for driving expressways

Timothy J. Lee wrote:
> In article >,
> John David Galt > wrote:
>
>>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>>
>>>Being rear ended while stopped behind another vehicle (e.g. in a traffic
>>>jam on a freeway or at a red light on a non-freeway) is hardly uncommon.
>>
>>It's certainly uncommon enough that avoiding it is no excuse not to keep up.
>
>
> Exactly how does keeping up or not (whatever the definition of "keeping
> up" is) have anything to do with the situation where you are forced to
> stop because traffic in front of you is stopped? (Obviously, you can do
> things like use the hazard lights when coming to an unexpected stop for
> a traffic jam, but that still has nothing to do with keeping up or not.)

Those stopped-traffic situations are created, and worsened, by people who
insist on not keeping up, thereby letting a constant stream of people cut
in instead of taking that headway themselves, as they owe to the people in
line behind them.

"Max" > wrote in message
...
>
> Any car is safe on an expressway, these are the safest roads that exist.
>
> There is no substitute for a good driver. That said, if you are worried
> about passive crash safety, I'd suggest the usual Saab or Volvo.
>
> However, you really don't want to drive a Volvo.

I would suggest that your experience with Volvos must be
limited. I had an '84 Volvo turbo with an adjustable
cam gear and a upgraded cam profile, increased boost,
via a quick turn of the screw on the wastegate. It was
actually quite pleasant to drive, and cost very little to
put together.

Bernard

"Max" > wrote in message
...
>
> Any car is safe on an expressway, these are the safest roads that exist.
>
> There is no substitute for a good driver. That said, if you are worried
> about passive crash safety, I'd suggest the usual Saab or Volvo.
>
> However, you really don't want to drive a Volvo.

I would suggest that your experience with Volvos must be
limited. I had an '84 Volvo turbo with an adjustable
cam gear and a upgraded cam profile, increased boost,
via a quick turn of the screw on the wastegate. It was
actually quite pleasant to drive, and cost very little to
put together.

Bernard