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Originally Posted by johnunit
The fact that I'm driving a first gen prius right now should show you how much I actually care about that feeling of security. I'm just saying it's real and has a scientific basis.
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The feeling may be real, but the safety isn't. See e.g. the study done by Wenzel & Ross of LBNL, that examines actual accident statistics.
Comfort is, I suppose a matter of personal taste. Certainly I've found that the large cars & SUVs I've ridden in, and very occasionally driven, were quite uncomfortable for me. As for long trips, the longest one I've driven in the last few years is about 75 miles one way.