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I've heard that consumers perceive SUVs as safer

• dfsegoat 7y ago
  Consumer Reports seems to back this up, but they cite an added rollover risk: > "In car vs. SUV head-on crashes, the study found that the odds of death were 7.6 times higher for the car driver than the SUV driver. In crashes where the car had a better front crash-test rating than the SUV did, the car's driver fared a bit better but was still four and a half times more likely to die than the SUV driver. " > "Choosing an SUV for safety isn't an automatic win, as their higher center of gravity makes them more prone to rollover, an often fatal event. " [1] - https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/05/suvs-are-safer-than-cars-in-front-crashes-but-there-is-more-to-the-story/index.htm https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/05/suvs-are-sa...
  • Faark 7y ago
    A criticism is this being at the cost of the other crash participant (due to mass), thus it being a spiral were everyone will drive military tanks a bit down the line.
    • munificent 7y ago
      > everyone will drive military tanks a bit down the line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummer
  • NickM 7y ago
    I would say CR doesn't back up the "SUVs are safer" argument; they say SUVs are safer in head-on collisions with smaller vehicles, but don't really indicate whether they're more or less safe overall.
• newnewpdro 7y ago
  larger vehicles afford larger crumple zones
• odiroot 7y ago
  *For the people inside the SUV.