Attempting to answer my own question, here's a link with some numbers, however authoritative:
http://www.car-accident-lawyers-attorneys.com/suv_rollover_deaths.html Here's another http://www.arches.uga.edu/~surbizo/deathrate.html One big number cited in both is "that if a car were hit on the side, the likelihood of death became 27 times greater for the passenger of the car compared to the SUV." Here's an interesting table from http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/health/risks.htm Odds of Death vs. Injury in Crashes by Vehicle Vehicle Deaths Injuries Odds Bus 17 17,000 1 in 1000 Car, Station Wagon 21,969 2,378,000 1 in 108 Pickup, SUV, Van 10,224 768,000 1 in 75 Bicycle 813 58,000 1 in 71 Large Truck 717 31,000 1 in 43 Motorcycle, Motorbike 2,106 54,000 1 in 26 On Foot 5,307 77,000 1 in 15 Data From NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts 1997 But I still want to know what that "37 times more likely" number is all about. > > From: "Alex Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/07/16 Wed AM 08:07:49 CDT > To: "bikies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Need Any More Reasons for Banning Cell Phone Babbling While > Driving? > > What are the statistics on SUV vs. other transportation deaths? > I've heard numbers like 37 to 1. True? > > On 16 Jul 2003 at 0:34, timwong wrote: > > > > > Deadly Accident in Dodge County > > > > A 31-year-old pregnant woman is dead aftera car accident in > > Dodge County > > Monday afternoon. Sheriff's officials say a 36-year-old Madison > > man was talking on a cell phone when he drove through a stop sign > > in the town of Hustiford and crashed his SUV into a car. The > > accident killed Kelly Micheau and injured her husband Thomas and > > 16-month-old daughter. The man and toddler were taken to > > Hartford Memorial Hospital for treatment. The Madison man will be > > in court today. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > idDeadly Accident in Dodge County > > > > A 31-year-old pregnant woman is dead aftera car accident in Dodge County > > Monday afternoon. Sheriff's officials say a 36-year-old Madison man was talking on > > a cell phone > > when he drove through a stop sign in the town of Hustiford and crashed his SUV > > into a car. The > > accident killed Kelly Micheau and injured her husband Thomas and 16-month-old > > daughter. The > > man and toddler were taken to Hartford Memorial Hospital for treatment. The > > Madison man will > > be in c > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
