How safe are CB7's?

[MyCord]

How safe are our cars? My model only has a driver side air bag. Other than that how do they stand up to crashes? Hitting things... Getting smacked by someone... Flipping... How do our cars compare to the safety ratings of newer cars? Has anyone been in, seen, heard of, have pictures of crashes of our cars, the speeds that they were at, the story behind it, the result… etc. Did Honda produce any sort of ratings for our cars?

Lots of questions, I’m just curious.

Thanks.

[StoobyMcDooby]

psshhhh consider yourself lucky, i have a 90 accord- no air bags...


but, it wouldnt of been the best selling car in america for three years in a row if it wasnt a safe car.. you know?

[4CYLPOWER92]

They were probably one of the safest back then, but no comparison to cars now that have more side impact protection.

[kouzie]

psshhhh consider yourself lucky, i have a 90 accord- no air bags...


but, it wouldnt of been the best selling car in america for three years in a row if it wasnt a safe car.. you know?

X2.......i got 91....

[sunburn]

if you want to see how our cars look after an accident you can take a trip out to a junk yard or a pick and pull most time you will find atleast a couple with accident damage.

[arcadiacb7]

I usually see them in junk yards with real slight front end damage. Never really anything major. I don't know the story behind the wreck though. I don't know if the driver was doing 20 or 120 so it is really hard to tell. But I rarely see damage past the strut towers. Unless it is a side hit and those really never look bad. But like i said i don't know what happened. I saw one that rolled over once and it really didn't cave the roof that bad. I guess it went over two times according to the Junk yard owner.

[blizzard335]

Compared to a modern car today, the Cb wouldnt have a big chance of survival. lower tensile steel, compared to the the current materials which are high tensile.

just compare the slender A-pillars of our CBs with the pillars from a Fit and you have a clear picture.

[Losiracer2]

I had a Cavalier rear-end me and all it did was crack my rear bumper lip, this was at 35mph and i was basically rolling 5mph through a river so my CAI wouldn't hydrolock. The domestic crap's front bumper had a 4.5 inch hole cut into it from my Greddy Evo exhaust and the bumper was basically falling off. My rear bumper was still intact and as i said, just the plastic underneath was cracked.

Also, when i first got my car, I backed into a Oldsmobile Intrigue and caused 1200 worth of damage in a parking lot, lol. Bent the fender, cracked the headlight, and dislodged her bumper. All that had to be done on mine was to buff out my tail light and repaint the bumper. So, CB7's are pretty tough.

As for side impacts, i do not know, but if you have ABS, an airbag and 4 wheel disc brakes like I do on my EX, then its a pretty safe car.

[Lil' Whitie]

eh front end can take somewhat damage. hence crumple zones.

but i would think compared to cars that age it is pretty good

[F20A CB7]

I rock a 90lx and she has no air bags, auto belts which i like, and no anti-brakes, which i dont care to much for.

If im in heavy traffic im always mentally ready for a accident. Our cb's crumble. How ever you gotta drive smart, drive no only for you, but for them and you'll make it to your destination

[owequitit]

I can assure from personal experience, that they WILL take a hit.

They were among the safest cars at the time they were built.

[whatever210]

i had a 93 and 92 accord, wreked them both in the front and neither on of the air bags deployed even when i hit a pole 80mph

[whatever210]

but seriously they are realy safe. ive done had every year and wreked it. but now ive grown up and realized i was dumb lol. and now i have the car and motor i realy want so im driving that bitch easy as a mother fucker.

[The G-Man]

Is it just me or is arcadiacb7's sig wide as the Mississippi?

[Camurai]

This was a front-end collision with a 150lb whitetail deer at 55mph. Crumple zones work well, but it takes a lot of repair work.



This one was a 35mph collision with a 75lb deer. Also, the two dents on the hood behind the big one are from my hand when I was trying to get my hood latch to work.



Accord front ends aren't very rugged, but the crumple zones disperse energy very well. In both cases I hardly felt any impact inside the car.