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Originally Posted by bitwise
Did you ever stop to think the rate might have more to do with the type of drivers these cars have than the car itself? You need to watch some YouTube. If you resemble some of them, then I'd say get rid of the Camaro.
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The majority of accidents have more to do with the drivers involved than the vehicles in terms of causation. However, some vehicles are inherently more dangerous than others to the occupants of the vehicles when they are involved in accidents. It seems to me to be hard to quantify which factor plays more into the number of deaths in a particular vehicle though.
My guess is smaller vehicles and higher performance vehicles don't fare as well as other vehicles for different reasons. Smaller vehicles tend to offer less protection to the occupants in an accident, especially in a collision with a larger vehicle. Higher performance vehicles tend to be driven at higher speeds which makes them more dangerous in an accident where speed or reckless driving is involved. Look at all the videos of people wrecking their vehicles leaving a Cars and Coffee. I would think convertibles would not fare as well either just due to the fact they don't have a solid top. However, there are not many convertibles out there compared to other vehicles and certainly on a few models have convertibles available compared to all other vehicles on the road.