Whenever I hear someone exclaim that they love their SUV/massive pickups because it feels so much safer than "small cars", I hold my tongue but I want to reply

Whenever I hear someone exclaim that they love their SUV/massive pickups because it feels so much safer than "small cars", I hold my tongue but I want to reply in a chirpy tone of voice: "I love standing up when I'm in a movie theater -- the view is so much better." For one, there is just the mass: yes, it makes it safer for the SUV driver, but at the expense of the smaller cars/bikes/pedestrians. But there is another factor. When I learned to drive 40 years ago, I took it for granted that most of the time I could look through the car in front of me, and often the car in front of that, to anticipate changes in traffic conditions. Now I mostly see the rear of the large vehicle in front of me and no further.