"[other drivers] want to be in control in terms of safety, being able to park and maneuver in traffic, being able to get elderly people in and out," said Fred J. Schaafsma, a vehicle development engineer for General Motors. "SUV owners want to be more like ‘I'm in control of the people around me."' This is an important reason why seats are mounted higher in sport utilities than in minivans, he said.
An average SUV or a pickup is more than twice as likely as a car to kill the driver of the other vehicle in a collision.
The LAST time (which certainly wasn't the FIRST time) a big-ass SUV hit my darling little miata, the driver told me:
"I didn't even see you. Your car's too small."
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and if you're hit, as a pedestrian, by an SUV, you are THREE times more likely to die than if you're hit by a regular car. a sedan will hit you at the legs - unpretty but not fatal. an SUV will hit you right where your vital organs are, and you will probably die. who the hell are the people who drive these wretched vehicles? they should be put off the roads. not to mention their CO2 emissions.
I hate them. Keith Bradshur, author of "High and Mighty", writes:
SUV buyers tend to be 'insecure and vain. They are frequently nervous about their marriages and uncomfortable about parenthood. They often lack confidence in their driving skills. Above all, they are apt to be self-centered and self-absorbed, with little interest in their neighbors and communities. They are more restless, more sybaritic, and less social than most Americans are. They tend to like fine restaurants a lot more than off-road driving, seldom go to church and have limited interest in doing volunteer work to help others.
Rationally, I believe he goes too far. In my heart of hearts, though, I think he's absolutely correct.
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