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> Front passenger is less safe but still often twice as safe as sitting in the backseat

Is there a good source for this? I was always under the impression that it was the exact opposite….

We've been improving front seat safety systems for years while not adding much in the back seat. The result is obvious in the fatalities data and many institutions have involved themselves in this problem. Here's one:

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/new-crash-test-spotlights-l...

There are _so many_ bad assumptions about vehicle safety it honestly drives me nuts. Especially on Hacker News. The data is available from NHTSA in a database called FARS. I encourage everyone to go look through the data. You almost certainly believe several wrong things about driving and fatalities.

I think Elon Musk is exceptionally irresponsible for using these statistics in a flatly dishonest and misleading way. He wants to sell vehicles not truly educate you about safety. People should double check.

This is a really good link. Will definitely refer to this when making a car purchase in the future. Thanks!

It seems like Volvo's reputation as one of the safest car is still well deserved after all. I don't own a Volvo--too expensive for me, but good to know.

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