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Worst Username Ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-05 10:35 AM
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3. SUVs
.. are more likely to get in an accident in the first place due to their weight and power. Once they get into an accident (which is more likely in the first place), they are more likely to injure or kill the occupants of the SUV because the accident is more likely to be serious (as you mentioned, they roll, flip, etc, and are more likely to go off the road altogether). And the icing on the cake is that, when an SUV gets in an accident (which is more likely, and more likely to be serious), it is more likely to kill or injure the occupants of the car it strikes, since they are so god awful heavy and harbor a LOT of potential energy.

It would be great if the roads were filled with compacts. Or better, bikes, haha.
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