AXA crash: How an SUV behaves 🎥
BACKGROUND The trend toward SUVs continues unabated - one in five cars insured with AXA is now an urban SUV. The large and heavy cars cause up to a quarter more accidents than other cars. The SUV crashes into the driver's door of the station wagon in the crash shown by AXA. Across Switzerland last year, 43 [...]
The SUV slams into the driver's door of the station wagon in the crash shown by AXA.
Across Switzerland, 43 percent of all new cars sold last year belonged to the urban off-road category. For owners, the most important reasons for buying a car include size, seating position, off-road capability, comfort and safety.
Other road users see dangers
A AXA survey revealed that the more bulky an SUV is, the greater the risk of accident. However, owners of SUVs are not only convinced of the merits of their vehicles, but also of their own abilities: 90 percent of the SUV drivers surveyed rate themselves as safe road users.
Bettina Zahnd, Head of Accident Research and Prevention AXA Switzerland: "Almost 50 percent of non-SUV owners believe that SUVs are dangerous for other road users. A third of non-SUV owners also say they feel more unsafe when an SUV is driving behind them."
Personal injury due to large models
This perception is confirmed by AXA Switzerland's statistics: In fact, SUVs caused just under ten percent more liability claims than other passenger cars in 2019.
And: The larger and heavier an SUV , the more often it causes a collision. A similar picture emerges for personal injuries: The larger an SUV , the more frequently it causes personal injury.
SUVs therefore cause more accidents than other vehicles - often with serious consequences for other road users.
This is what happens in a crash with an SUV
An average passenger car is less protected than an SUV, even though it differs only slightly from an SUV in terms of size and weight.
This is shown by a crash in which an SUV overlooks a passenger car coming from the right. The station wagon is significantly damaged The child in the back seat is hit with full force. The driver of the station wagon collides with the driver's door, with the side airbag preventing worse head injuries.
Driving assistance systems are important
Anyone interested in buying an SUV should pay attention to driving assistance systems. They can prevent an accident or significantly reduce the consequences of an accident thanks to braking before a collision.
