they have high center of gravity, making them very prone to rollovers. Second they aren't even more safe, as in this case
http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/CrashTestingMINICooperVsFordF150
Third they waste gasoline like mothers. Why not get a small economical car. If poeple think having a bigger car is better, they will KEEP GETTING BIGGER. Just stop here, stop wasting energy. If you need to tow something, that's different. But most of us just need to get to work then you only need a small car.
Another comparison-recently an off duty police officer in a Chevy Tahoe crashed into a mazda miata in a head on collision. The man in the miata only had a few bruses. The man in the Chevy died.
2007-03-01 13:43:33 · 6 answers · asked by wulfgar_117 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
the man in the tahoe died in the crash with the miata. If your talking about the car what's more important a hunk of metal or your life?
2007-03-01 13:59:31 · update #1
Because people would rather "feel safer" than "be safer."
I wish I had a more lengthy answer for you, but that is basically what I have found it boils down to.
2007-03-01 16:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by J$ 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The only thing that really makes the larger trucks and suv's safer is the weight ratio between them and the smaller cars...If you have a 6000 pound truck going nose to nose with a 3000 pound car, the truck will have the weight advantage, nothing is guaranteed but the odds are better..
2007-03-01 14:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably because they've never seen one roll on America's Worst Police Chases.
Social Darwinism at its best. Or worst, depending upon your perspective.
2007-03-02 00:47:40 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For those who drive big vehicles because it makes you feel secure just remember there is always something bigger then you on the road.
2007-03-01 14:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by wheeler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking they are....the one you mention....you don't know what the cause of death was, and an accident isn't a cause of death. The guy could have had a heart attack, could have had a seizure, could have hit his head just right....you don't know.
What I want to know, is what's the attraction to Hummers?
2007-03-01 18:29:25 · answer #5 · answered by bundysmom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cuz if they collide with compact size cars,the compact car will have a worser damage???
2007-03-01 13:57:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋