When picking a car I wanted as much safety as possible for myself but also especially my kid and the obvious choice was a SUV (Qashqai in my case). I am aware o

When picking a car I wanted as much safety as possible for myself but also especially my kid and the obvious choice was a SUV (Qashqai in my case). I am aware of the dangers of a big car to others and try to drive responsible, but self-preservation (and that of my family) is top priority. Whether that warrants discussion (Maybe it's better dying myself than killing a family of 5 driving the other car) I don't know, but we're touching absolute basic instincts here if we want to change that. On a side note: Newer cars also really do a lot to avoid dangers to the outside world (e.g. emergency braking for bikes and pedestrians), so I would rather throw a lot at improving here than discussing the safety of heavier-build cars.