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Old 09-12-2009, 08:08 PM   #59 (permalink)
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...The types I'm really staring at is the soccer moms who think safety is the most important thing about a vehicle.
Anyone who thinks they're getting 'safety' by driving an SUV is misinformed. When we have ice covered roads, the 4WDs are what you find scattered all over the road. They go out and can get going - but have no real control and can't in fact stop any better than another vehicle with the same brakes (ABS vs non-ABS).

Plus, they are tippier, more difficult to control, and generally cause more extensive damage to lighter vehicles. Also their bumpers aren't required to match other car's heights so if they hit a lower car, the smaller car often comes out the worse just from being hit too high up.

Another fault point - with poor visibility to the area behind and below the tailgate, there have been too many accidents where an SUV was backed into/over a child in the driveway. Wagons and hatchbacks on the other hand, can have much better visibility out the back and downwards due to the lower rear window line.
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