Comments on: Accident: BMW’s 7 Series Safety Systems to the Rescue http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/ BMW News, Reviews, Test Drives, Photos And Videos Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: taqi http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-239485 taqi Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:07:20 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-239485 hi i am confuced wich is best car BMW 7SERIES R.. MERCEDES S CLASS PLS HELP ME HOZ THE BEST CAR IN 2MODELS hi i am confuced wich is best car BMW 7SERIES R.. MERCEDES S CLASS PLS HELP ME HOZ THE BEST CAR IN 2MODELS

]]> By: Giom http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-186470 Giom Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:34:10 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-186470 Glad to hear you came out of that ok! Thats heavy damage to the Beemer, but the point is you walked away unharmed. It's always sad to loose an old trusty friend like that... So, you're getting another Seven? Which will it be - keep us posted! Glad to hear you came out of that ok! Thats heavy damage to the Beemer, but the point is you walked away unharmed. It’s always sad to loose an old trusty friend like that…

So, you’re getting another Seven? Which will it be – keep us posted!

]]> By: Shaun Khan http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-186468 Shaun Khan Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:09:41 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-186468 I recently got into a very bad accident in and e66 (2007 750li) where my whole car did a u-turn or 180 degree maneuver and hit a guard rail at 60 miles per hour and ended up going in reverse on the freeway and my rear tires were gripping the curvature of the center divider and my rear end lifted up and down. After the accident, not only did I not have a scratch but not even whiplash the next day!! The hydroplaning made me very frustrated with the safety of the vehicle but at the end of the way any tire can spin on water. I can vouch for BMW's safety, been in many accidents in S500's, Porsches, etc. None took the impact like my beast. The damage came in at nearly 55K so we had to part ways with her. Off to buy another tomorrow. I recently got into a very bad accident in and e66 (2007 750li) where my whole car did a u-turn or 180 degree maneuver and hit a guard rail at 60 miles per hour and ended up going in reverse on the freeway and my rear tires were gripping the curvature of the center divider and my rear end lifted up and down. After the accident, not only did I not have a scratch but not even whiplash the next day!! The hydroplaning made me very frustrated with the safety of the vehicle but at the end of the way any tire can spin on water. I can vouch for BMW’s safety, been in many accidents in S500′s, Porsches, etc. None took the impact like my beast. The damage came in at nearly 55K so we had to part ways with her. Off to buy another tomorrow.

]]> By: Adam http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-164129 Adam Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:22:12 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-164129 Unfortunately, all BMWs are not as safe as they should be. If you research the government safety ratings or the IIHS ratings you'll see that the safest ones are the X5 and X3. The current generation 5-series is the worst in terms of safety especially for side impacts. The crash tests showed that the driver's door arm rest in the 3 and 5 series was causing internal organ injuries in the torso and pelvic area of side impacts. In the offset frontal crash, the 5-series only received 3 out of 5 stars. Having said that, I am planning on taking delivery of a 2010 5-series sedan despite my concerns. Unfortunately, all BMWs are not as safe as they should be. If you research the government safety ratings or the IIHS ratings you’ll see that the safest ones are the X5 and X3. The current generation 5-series is the worst in terms of safety especially for side impacts. The crash tests showed that the driver’s door arm rest in the 3 and 5 series was causing internal organ injuries in the torso and pelvic area of side impacts. In the offset frontal crash, the 5-series only received 3 out of 5 stars. Having said that, I am planning on taking delivery of a 2010 5-series sedan despite my concerns.

]]> By: Peter Louies http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-164118 Peter Louies Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:16:10 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-164118 This article doesn't contribute anything. Sorry to say it, sorry for the 7-series driver in the article. The tile says "Safety Systems to the Rescue". I don't think that there was any rescue needed when I look at the images. It is a relative low speed impact. We all have to accept that cars in general aren't build to collide, even with all the safety precautions. If you have enough speed, collide in a certain way with another object then you could be loosing your life even with all the airbags, crumple zones and so on. The use of airbags and other safety tools could rise the chance of getting alive out of the car or reduce injuries. The only cars I see "safe", in a certain way, are F1 cars. You can crash at high speed and simply step out of the car. But again, it is also at a high risk and a fatal outcome is always possible. This article doesn’t contribute anything. Sorry to say it, sorry for the 7-series driver in the article. The tile says “Safety Systems to the Rescue”. I don’t think that there was any rescue needed when I look at the images. It is a relative low speed impact.

We all have to accept that cars in general aren’t build to collide, even with all the safety precautions. If you have enough speed, collide in a certain way with another object then you could be loosing your life even with all the airbags, crumple zones and so on. The use of airbags and other safety tools could rise the chance of getting alive out of the car or reduce injuries.

The only cars I see “safe”, in a certain way, are F1 cars. You can crash at high speed and simply step out of the car. But again, it is also at a high risk and a fatal outcome is always possible.

]]> By: Giom http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-163980 Giom Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:20:11 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-163980 What a sad thing to go through - espesially being a new Seven. But in a weird sort of way, this is one of the main reasons for buying BMW... safety! And what good news it is to find out that it performed as designed! Glad you're ok! What a sad thing to go through – espesially being a new Seven. But in a weird sort of way, this is one of the main reasons for buying BMW… safety! And what good news it is to find out that it performed as designed!

Glad you’re ok!

]]> By: mark http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-163972 mark Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:21:57 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-163972 If you were to crash at 120kph into an immovable object then you'd be very, very lucky to survive, if that's what you mean by being protected. Assuming the car doesn't crumple such that your legs are dismembered and that air bags fully deploy, coming to a sudden stop is still likely to do massive damage to your vital organs. Which is why they don't test at such speeds. Most crashes won't occur at such speed as the driver will be breaking, unless they fall asleep I guess which is why we're getting these new gadgets which monitor 'drowsy' driving. :) If you were to crash at 120kph into an immovable object then you’d be very, very lucky to survive, if that’s what you mean by being protected. Assuming the car doesn’t crumple such that your legs are dismembered and that air bags fully deploy, coming to a sudden stop is still likely to do massive damage to your vital organs. Which is why they don’t test at such speeds. Most crashes won’t occur at such speed as the driver will be breaking, unless they fall asleep I guess which is why we’re getting these new gadgets which monitor ‘drowsy’ driving. :)

]]> By: Lance http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-163959 Lance Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:02:25 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-163959 Yes, the new 7 should be a very safe vehicle. Did the airbags come out? It didn't seem like a huge impact though, but must cost a fortune to repair. Has anyone ever wondered how safe these cars are when you enter a head on collision at 120km/h? They always test at 64km/h, which is definitely not what most of us travel at. It'd be great to see them test cars at that speed. are modern cars good enough to protect us at that speed? Yes, the new 7 should be a very safe vehicle. Did the airbags come out? It didn’t seem like a huge impact though, but must cost a fortune to repair. Has anyone ever wondered how safe these cars are when you enter a head on collision at 120km/h? They always test at 64km/h, which is definitely not what most of us travel at. It’d be great to see them test cars at that speed. are modern cars good enough to protect us at that speed?

]]> By: Jordan http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/11/01/accident-bmws-7-series-safety-systems-to-the-rescue/#comment-163778 Jordan Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:30:30 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=23227#comment-163778 Glad to hear he's fine and it wasn't any worse. the new 7 definitely does have some excellent safety features and they seem to have worked perfectly. however, in all fairness to the competitors, and BMW, I don't think this goes to show actually how good BMW's new 7 really is with regard to safety. it looks like a slow speed impact. Glad to hear he’s fine and it wasn’t any worse. the new 7 definitely does have some excellent safety features and they seem to have worked perfectly.

however, in all fairness to the competitors, and BMW, I don’t think this goes to show actually how good BMW’s new 7 really is with regard to safety. it looks like a slow speed impact.

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