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The government created the SUV market by enforcing dangerous CAFE standards on regular autos. (SUVs were considered trucks and exempt). CAFE kills many people
by drivingmissm 13y ago
The government created the SUV market by enforcing dangerous CAFE standards on regular autos. (SUVs were considered trucks and exempt). CAFE kills many people every year because it has reduced car weight in the name of fuel economy. Since you can't buy a safe big sedan for your family, you buy an SUV instead.
- projct 13y agoSource?
- GFischer 13y agoI believe that (enforcing fuel efficiency equals more deaths) to be a myth. There's little correlation between fuel efficiency and safety. SUVs ARE safer in front crashes.. but they're otherwise no safer than a car of equal price, which are usually way more fuel efficient (US cars in general are not fuel efficient at all). It is also true that the least safe cars are all small cars, but that's more correlated with price than with size - an Audi A4 is considered a midsize car by US standards, yet it's one of the safest cars around. Sources: http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr4204.pdf http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr4204.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_sport_utility_vehicles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_sport_utility_vehi... www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/05/suvs-are-safer-than-cars-in-front-crashes-but-there-is-more-to-the-story/index.htm Also, I work for an insurance company and hear lots of myths.