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Originally Posted by G-Pete
The fatality rate of convertibles/roadsters is 0.6%, well below the average...
Interesting is, the fatality rate of pedestrian is the exact same rate (0.6%) as the convertibles/roadsters... 
It is NOT the car (not Christine), it is the driver...
Monitor your right foot and everything will be fine. |
Some thoughts:
1. Convertibles are driven far less and represent a much much smaller population than other cars and trucks, especially when factoring the number of miles driven annually as this increases your odds of getting into an accident.
2. Convertibles, modern ones, are much safer than Cobras, having most of the safety features and crash worthiness of their hardtop counterparts.
As an example, big wheels make up 0% of the fatality rate in 2013. However, they also aren't driven very often on the roads either...
If it is NOT the car, then why have automobile safety ratings or standards at all. It is the car, along with a host of other variables.