Your perception that increased vehicle size decreases safety is backwards. Larger vehicles (SUVs, minivans) are safer for the occupants, though SUVs impose mor

Your perception that increased vehicle size decreases safety is backwards. Larger vehicles (SUVs, minivans) are safer for the occupants, though SUVs impose more risk on other drivers (because of weight). http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/assets/images/2002/Aug-26-2002/SUV-report.pdf http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/assets/images/20... See graph on page 3: sports cars are far more hazardous to the driver than larger, lower performance vehicles. "Of all major vehicle types, minivans have the lowest risk" "sports cars have the highest combined risk, of all vehicle types studied" And from another paper: "For automotive crash safety, the determining factor is size, not weight: larger vehicles have more crush space to absorb impacts. " http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-Traffic_fatalities_vehicle_weight_changes_vehicle_size http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-Traffic_fatalities_vehicle_weight...