Head on with a tree or an SUV...which way do you go?

[dave_the_nerd]

Thats great if you hit a wall/car sideways. Not good with a tree.

Sideswipe vs. sliding into something sideways.

Sideswipes are great, even if it's a tree.

But squarely reverse-T-boning a tree is a great way to rip your car in half.

 

[SSSnail]

I'm swerving out of the path of the SUV 100% of the time and taking my chances with the tree.

Biggest problem I see here is that the Tahoe weighs in approx 2200 lbs more then the Camry so its going to come out ahead every time.

Except, you know, https://youtu.be/9iKGfo1wmOM?t=23 ...

Or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJzZ7-Od6KY

 

[thesmokingman]

But squarely reverse-T-boning a tree is a great way to rip your car in half.

Hopefully in that case you will fall out the middle after the car is ripped in half... w/o a scratch!

 

[SSSnail]

Hopefully in that case you will fall out the middle after the car is ripped in half... w/o a scratch!

Or your car burst into a flame and you're trapped inside and roast to death and your widow and son will sue the car manufacturer because you were being a hooligan around the bend and crash into a tree and die a flaming death.

Too soon?

 

[thesmokingman]

lol

 

[cbrunny]

Uh, assuming the SUV is also going ~40mph, you should consider it hitting the SUV @ 80mph or a stationary tree at 40mph. I think the tree will always be better if you have a half decent vehicle.

I'm assuming head on applies to both tree & SUV.

Energy is the same. Mythbusters did it.

 

[uhohs]

After seeing the pics of that girl that plowed her daddy's Porsche into the tollbooth pylons.....I'm going to go with SUV.

ugh, I remember those pics. :\

 

[Schmide]

Crash Test Month: Crashing Into A Tree At 55mph

Not even to the results yet but seems to be appropriate.

 

[rh71]

I'm going tree. 40-0 is very survivable.

not only that, but with the SUV you don't know if they will turn last sec and hit you straight-on... I would go off-center on the tree as much as possible.

 

[thesmokingman]

Crash Test Month: Crashing Into A Tree At 55mph

Not even to the results yet but seems to be appropriate.

https://youtu.be/mWegXQ81TKw?t=268



"enough to cause massive trauma to your internal organs..."

Ya, looking good.