You know what the problem is with the IIHS and the NHTSA? They generally only test probable, commonplace accident scenarios. How does a car hold up to a sideswipe? Can the forward collision avoidance system bring the car to a halt before it hits a motorcyclist? Stuff like that. All very important, but what about the crazy scenarios we only see in cartoons and action movies? Can your Kia Optima dodge a fruit cart while the vendor leaps out of the way? Can it survive plowing through a stack of boxes placed haphazardly in the middle of an alleyway for no reason?
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