New Study Says the Chevrolet Corvette is the 2nd Most Dangerous Car on the Road

1. GM should step up and have a required high-performance driving school with Physics 101 before they turn people loose on the streets.

2. I think this comes down to some people buy this car and have no clue how to drive it and if they get in trouble have no clue how to steer out of out.
   Take the dam course Ron Fellows runs out in Parump they have GREAT instructors out there and they teach you how to drive the car and all about the car.

   The same thing happened when the C-7 Z06 came out.

   Just my two cents.

3. I totally agree with Bob. I’ve owned seven Corvette, currently own a C7 convertible, and only had one accident and that was caused by a driver crossing the center line and hitting me. I respect my cars and I know what they’re capable of doing.

4. The replies of Newport Pagnell and Bob of Nov. 15, 2024 are right on the money. As the owner of a 2019 Z0-6 my driving time , in a Z0-6 on the early Bob Bonderaunt school has saved my life. Turning over the keys of a near track machine to the unskilled is tantamount to giving a seven year old a loaded 357 magnum. Such high performance vehicles should be required to attend relevant driving training.

5. Ya not to sure about this, sure seems a lot of Vettes get wrecked and I have seen some bad ones. They ALL walked away. Including a dude that hit the corner of a semi trailer at over 100mph sideways in Arizona destroyed the car they thought he was dead. He got out an ran away. They seem to be very tough for a small sports car.

6. Ya like we can all afford to just pack up our Vettes and head down to RF’s school. Learning how to drive/handle a high performance car takes a little practice, maybe if you have a performance driving school in your area well maybe but otherwise use you head, and if your going to try stuff make sure of your surroundings. Look at the Mustang owners that can’t drive, which is most of them. By the way I am on my 5th Corvette but I have had many high performance cars over the years.

7. I bought my first new Corvette in 1967 and have had eight since then. I now have a C1 and a C8, and I have never had an accident. Most crashes I see are not from seasoned drivers but newbies. One thing a Corvette owner should never do is hand over their keys to someone who is not a Corvette owner already. No, take it for a ride and see how you like driving a Corvette. It may come back on a flatbed.

8. Almost all of them are small cars and cross overs. The problem isn’t the cars, it’s the fact that so many people are driving 6000 pound SUVs while texting and obliterate anything smaller than a bus on contact. You can barely see over the tires of a suburban when you’re next to one in a c8. Using trucks and SUVs to get around regulations in the US has totally killed the safety of anything under 6 feet tall and over 2 tons.

9. Typical click-bait B.S
   The safety engineered into the C8 is incredible.

10. I’m sure the lower average age of ownership has something to do with this. A lot of Mustang gt type drivers are getting into corvettes and trying to do their best Fast and Furious impersonations

11. So the Corvette could be 3rd yet they put 2nd got it

12. I really would be interested in the fatal crashes per sales volume per billion. That would give a clearer picture of the particular rate for individual model of vehicle rather than lumping all of the crashes together and ranking them assuming they have the same volume.

13. Typical Immaure conclusion drrawn by the author of this article. It’s not the car. It’s the driver. Just because you have the money and the desire to buy a vehicle like this doesn’t mean you should. The key is do you have the discipline, knowledge and respect required.

14. I have had 4 Corvettes including my current 17 GS. I respect it’s abilities and have never been involved in an accident caused by driving it carelessly. I take it to a track when I want to stretch it’s legs. That being said I had someone hit me from behind at approximately 40 mph while my wife and I were in my 15 convertible. Drove us into a SUV and all the airbags went off, and the car was totalled. We both walked away with relatively minor injuries. The engineering did a great job of protecting us.

15. I honestly read about a study like this and wonder if it was sponsored by an insurance company.

16. Not fair to judge the car. It’s the driver. Stupid people do stupid things.

17. Results of this study has nothing to do with the vehicles as demonstrated by the complete randomness of what cars are on the list, all sorts of cars with all sorts of safety ratings…..click bait.

18. This article doesn’t prove nothing but Liberal Logic. “Oh all these cars are the most dangerous.” Well Liberal Logic also states that anything that fires multiple rounds at one squeeze of the trigger is also dangerous….well that’s all bullshit. It’s the operators of these Tools that are the most dangerous. People with common sense know how to handle these cars properly. People who lack this .. well they might as well light a stick of dynamite and try to smoke it, then blame the dynamite for being dangerous.

19. Every comment is right on the dot.
    Give a pilot that only flies crop dusters a F14 Tomcat and you know how it ends.
    All of the sudden the F14 becomes the most dangerous aircraft in history.

20. The car is fiberglass lol

21. I suspect only Mustang openers were polled, as they’re conspicuously absent on that list.

22. It’s not so much the car as it’s the loose nut behind the wheel.

23. Just because you can afford a car like this, doesn’t mean you have the ability to drive it. Look at the Ford mustang, there’s way more of them being recked and they are a cheap car

24. When a vehicle defect causes some type of injury or other harm, the vehicle owner might be able to file a law suit against the manufacture and/or the seller of the vehicle.

    Based on legal theory known as “Product liability,” which seek to hold business big and small responsible when:

    *Their product are improperly designed.
    *There’s a mistake in manufacturing of a product, or
    *Consumers weren’t properly informed of risk associated with using a product.

    Many thanks,
    Ray

25. From the article’s title, it’s like saying guns kill people. Attending a high performance driving event to learn how to handle these cars and gain some respect for the throttle will go a long way, plus its fun as hell! GM even has a substantial discount at Spring Mountain.

26. I imagine that stolen cars aren’t usually driven very carefully. Lots of Corvettes get stolen.

27. The Corvette C8 may be engineered to be safe, but the driver is still operating in beta mode. Checking out the list of vehicles with high incidences of accidents, it’s hard to believe that the Ford Mustang is not listed.

28. I remember years ago where I read that when you bought a Lambo you had to complete a drive handling course before you took possession. Maybe Chevy when it comes to the 1000Hp plus they should consider it. After all you can’t afford to lose any customers that can afford to buy one of these rockets at those price’s. Just wish I could afford one.

29. In other news it is Gen Z’s favorite ride. Any questions?

30. The Corvette safety report is so that insurance can raise insurance rates

31. No mustang is definitely surprising when I first saw the headline I thought for sure it was going to be mustangs at #1 but I was pleasantly surprised to see it not even on the list.

32. Multiple issues have been suggested as to the cause. First of all, it’s not the vehicle, not design flaws or defective parts. It’s the stupidity and/or the inexperience of the driver in most cases. Additional factors include the size of the vehicle in comparison to the three ton SUV’s, pick up trucks, even larger commercia trucks, 18 wheelers and, of course the epidemic of distracted and wreckless drivers.

33. Wow. What a ‘crock’ Statistics 101. You can come to whatever desired conclusion you want depending on how you select and interpret the data. There is not enough data here to arrive at any reliable conclusion. Of course, the Corvette and Porsche are high performance cars and if you are not careful you can get into some trouble. The driving schools are definitely worthwhile as they help you understand your car’s capabilities and more importantly, your in-capabilities. PCA (Porsche Club of America) have great Drivers Ed schools all over the country. In our region we accept other Marques including Corvettes You get a good day on the track with a qualified PCA instructor. You learn how good you are not! and how amazing these cars are to save you.

34. Nonsense, most of these cars aren’t dangerous by design or lack of structural integrity it’s bad drivers. No we do not need state run driving schools with every purchase of a sports car that really sounds like more democrat bs.

35. Here hold my beer…watch this!

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