Wayne Kohan
Life of the Party
Since 1970, the death rate due to motor vehicle accidents per 100,000 people has been cut in half......
NFR F-150 owners ?
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another joy of aging...used to be a bit over 6'3, am now a tad over 6'2...
"People typically lose almost one-half inch (about 1 centimeter) every 10 years after age 40. Height loss is even more rapid after age 70. You may lose a total of 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5 centimeters) in height as you age."
yea, GM really screwed the pooch with their Active Fuel Management system during those model years, unwilling to develop new engines they instead utilized programming to shut down cylinders on 5.3 and 6.2 engines to meet EPA mpg mandates, and didn't properly re-engineer the cylinder lubrication system =loss of cylinder lubrication in the deactivated cylinders = seized pistons.As A side note for all you GM guys who had or have truck problems:
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So a cottage industry was created of after market diagnostic port plug-in's to deactivate AFM.
GMC moved on to Dynamic Fuel Mangement in 2018, which included cylinder oiling modifications that have supposedly resolved the problem. If I end up with a GMC gasser (have no need for diesel, don't tow and hate the smell) , first thing I'd do is install a DFM deactivator.
Wayne I’m not sure I’m following this. You state since 1970, yet these safety advances have only been in a few past years.
Pink Nighty
Legend
There have been many advances in vehicle safety since the 70s, often met with frustration/confusion from current users. Seatbelts, airbags, frames designed to absorb impact, etc... what's new is tech to avoid the accident at all instead of protect passengers once the accident happens.
Seat belts were the first safety device, mandated to be installed in all new vehicles starting in 1968, followed by airbags in 1998.
The new collision avoidance electronics are great at helping prevent accidents, seat belts and airbags remain the only thing that's going to save lives once in them.
In the early 70s I was riding in the "way back" of my parents' station wagon and no one wore seat belts.
Wayne Kohan
Life of the Party
I was probably reading more into what you were saying than you meant, but a common statement whenever we talk about newer safety features for whatever is "It's amazing any of us survived to this age." My point was many of us didn't survive. But you are right, it's hard to say that the newer safety features are saving lives yet. I happen to love the safety features on our car and truck that we have, but I don't think the self driving feature is one that I personally would feel comfortable with myself yet, at least based on when my collision detector has beeped at me when there is nothing of concern ahead.
Dual diagonal braking, collapsing steering columns, safety glass, disc brakes, bars inside doors, ASB systems; I’m sure there are other things that evolved into vehicles over the years that taken cumulatively made our vehicles much safer.
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
When I was commuting to Fort Lewis and back every day I'd have to stop at least once a quarter due to being 1st onto an accident.
Everything from a pickup stuffed under a tanker in front of the Log Center gate exit, to a head on with a wrong way driver at highway speeds,to one involving a late 80's civic vs a newer model Camry.
THAT one made me glad we've had to upgrade our onboard safety features. Both were totaled.
The Civic, (short squareback) looked like Gojira beat it up because it offended him. Gas, Glass and small parts everywhere. That driver had massive critical injuries and we couldn't move him for fear of crippling him. So, wrapped him in a space blanket, slid a rolled up towel under his neck, and someone stayed with him.
The Camry driver, well, it was sitting facing northbound in the southbound lanes.The front was about 1/2 gone from the car, again, parts everywhere on the road, all the airbags and air curtains had deployed and were blocking vision into it. And none of us who stopped to help had seen any movement. So one guy goes over to it and knocks on the drivers door window. The driver opens the door and steps out with out a scratch but with rattled nerves.. had those 2 cars been from the 60's or 70's, there would certainly have been fatalities.
I think, in both cases, what saved this from being even more catastrophic with regards to human life, was the crush and shear zones built into the cars. While both cars were totaled, you could clearly tell there was a 20+ year difference in the survival technology built into them.
Last year I posted about my out and back trans continental trips with our 15 Explorer. To be honest, yes it takes a bit of adjustment going from a basic V6 , 5 speed, F150 from Y2K, but I don't think I'd be here otherwise. The CAS and the adaptive cruise, while towing, probably saved my butt at least twice going through mountain passes on 90 and probably once going through Chicago.
That's good tech. It should be standard across the board. I don't think it should be based on a subscription that would limit who could have access to it. Sure smacks of elitism and discrimination.
Everything from a pickup stuffed under a tanker in front of the Log Center gate exit, to a head on with a wrong way driver at highway speeds,to one involving a late 80's civic vs a newer model Camry.
THAT one made me glad we've had to upgrade our onboard safety features. Both were totaled.
The Civic, (short squareback) looked like Gojira beat it up because it offended him. Gas, Glass and small parts everywhere. That driver had massive critical injuries and we couldn't move him for fear of crippling him. So, wrapped him in a space blanket, slid a rolled up towel under his neck, and someone stayed with him.
The Camry driver, well, it was sitting facing northbound in the southbound lanes.The front was about 1/2 gone from the car, again, parts everywhere on the road, all the airbags and air curtains had deployed and were blocking vision into it. And none of us who stopped to help had seen any movement. So one guy goes over to it and knocks on the drivers door window. The driver opens the door and steps out with out a scratch but with rattled nerves.. had those 2 cars been from the 60's or 70's, there would certainly have been fatalities.
I think, in both cases, what saved this from being even more catastrophic with regards to human life, was the crush and shear zones built into the cars. While both cars were totaled, you could clearly tell there was a 20+ year difference in the survival technology built into them.
Last year I posted about my out and back trans continental trips with our 15 Explorer. To be honest, yes it takes a bit of adjustment going from a basic V6 , 5 speed, F150 from Y2K, but I don't think I'd be here otherwise. The CAS and the adaptive cruise, while towing, probably saved my butt at least twice going through mountain passes on 90 and probably once going through Chicago.
That's good tech. It should be standard across the board. I don't think it should be based on a subscription that would limit who could have access to it. Sure smacks of elitism and discrimination.