I tend to take such stats with a grain of salt. What stats often fail to include, are the demographic group that tends to buy such vehicles. Is it possible that part of the larger number of injuries to those inside the vehicle, is the direct result these vehicles are often purchased to haul around, more people in them than cars? If so, not surprising that a Surb leads the pack, as it seats 9 people or something. Also, could it be passengers are often younger, and more vulnerable in general in such family hauler? All things being equal, which they seldom are, these large SUVs should be safer, especially when colliding with a car. Taking into account too, that most cars they collide with are probably only equally equipped with safety equipment. Could the type of driver that is attracted to such vehicles be a factor too? Soccer mum, distracted by yakking on the phone, bunch of kids jumping around in the back?
I would think most SUVs are safe, if used within their designed parameters. Are they more likely to roll in the event of an extreme maneuver? Probably, with a higher centre of mass. But again, you're now asking something of it, and operating it outside it's designed parameters, so is this a fault of the vehicle, an inherent design flaw, or a misinformed operator not understand the dynamics of what they're driving, and not allowing sufficient lead time for unforeseen events? I've seen 230 kph in a SUV on a track. I wouldn't want to be in the backseat of a Surb doing that, but I knew it was within the performance range of the SUV I was in. Would it have done more damage had it hit a Boxster, than say if the Boxster tangled with an another similar sized vehicle. Sure it would, the SUV weights 2 tonnes, but physics is physics, you can't get away from that. Ed 300E On 25 July 2010 17:24, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> wrote: > No, SUVs are the least safe vehicles because they have the most > injuries/fatalities PER ACCIDENT, both in out outside the vehicle, than any > other vehicles. Chey Suburbans lead the bottom of the pack. > > > Peter > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
