At least with respect to highway fatalities, these examinations of larger vehicles are interesting with respect to stopping distance, etc. but they don’t reveal much in the way of hard statistics. SUVs, generally speaking, are much safer for the driver and passengers than smaller cars.
Moreover, as I believe DWCAP may have touched on, the statistics for larger vehicles being safter is probably understated since many young men drive large trucks/SUVs and they are responsible for a great number of accidents from reckless driving. So, many deaths come from the type of young drivers who drive these trucks and SUVs and not really the features of the vehicle. Although left out, this notable fact was highlighted in the edmunds.com article.
How many pages do you think can we get this thread to go to? : )
