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Originally Posted by Zeus

Hey btw...


What exactly was the official word on the Camaro going 4 stars? Wasnt the excuse for the car weighing in at almost 2 tons because it was 'safer'? Infact if I remember correctly, people were saying their insurance was lower because the camaro met this AND the next (2012) safety requirement.

Now the Mustang at 300~ lbs less has a better crash test rating?

I have what I beleive to be a valid reason in my post on page 16 of this thread about the crash test ratings:

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...=35988&page=16

Also:

Originally Posted by Dan3

It's called parenting! If you have no idea where your 4 year old is... dont back up until you do! Somehow no one ever ran over me or any of my siblings (I'm one of 6) and we have never owned a car with backup sensors.

Two questions:
1. You've never had kids have you?
2. Do you read the news? Children are backed over and killed or injured almost every day by people who thought they knew where their children were, or were supposed to be. Children can be unpredictable and sometimes downright sneaky, or the person you assume is watching them screws up. Just because it didn't happen to you or your siblings doesn't mean it doesn't happen. We used to ride around in cars that didn't even have seatbelts (they USED to be optional), so I guess we should all stop wearing them?

I wish my truck had them. My neighbors across the street let their 5 year old ride around on his power-wheels Hummer. Sometimes he goes in the street between his and his grandparents house next door in our small neighborhood, somewhat unsupervised. Our driveways line up. Scares the crap out of me because if he were behind my truck I'd never see him. Of course his father often had him sitting on his knee while cutting the grass on their riding mower. Worst part is the kids mom is a nurse! Is it my job to parent my neighbors kid too?