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ChadTower:

Our was automatic and died all of a sudden on the highway, almost causing my wife to get into a really bad accident.  11pm on a 0 degree night with a baby and a toddler, too.  It sucked.  I wasn't in the car.

horseboy:
http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr112106.html


--- Quote ---Vehicle size and type are factored in: TOP SAFETY PICK is awarded by vehicle size because size and weight are closely related, and both influence how well occupants will be protected in serious crashes. Larger, heavier vehicles generally afford better protection in crashes than smaller, lighter ones.

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4 cars on the list and 7 SUV's. Not to mention that they say this...


--- Quote ---"The awards recognize the cream of the crop for safety in the vehicle size classes, but they don't mean a smaller vehicle that's an award winner affords better protection than a larger vehicle that didn't win TOP SAFETY PICK," Lund points out.

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So, if it were just based solely on safety and not categorized by type, it would have likely been all SUV's and no cars.


So where is your "proof" that SUV's are no safer than cars?

You crack me up.  :laugh2:  :laugh2:  :laugh2:

How could you ever even begin to think differently... unless there is some other agenda?

patrickl:
They only allow cars that have ESC? ESC is mostly put on SUVs in an attempt to make them roll less. Regular cars don't need it so much so they often don't have it. So yes, if you only allow vehicles with ESC then you are likely to get a majority of SUVs.

For a more balance safety list see ForbesAutos Top 10 Safest Vehicles

--- Quote ---Acura RL
Volvo S80
Honda Odyssey
Acura TL
Chrysler 300C/Dodge Charger
Lincoln Town Car
Buick Lucerne
Lexus ES 330
Lincoln LS
Honda Pilot

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or check the government safety site. Or check the actual crash statistics that are not really favorable for SUVs (LTVs includes SUVS,  but I added them separately too):

horseboy:
http://www.safecarguide.com/exp/overall/idx.htm

patrickl:

--- Quote from: horseboy on May 10, 2007, 04:38:53 pm ---http://www.safecarguide.com/exp/overall/idx.htm



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Two vehicle crashes is only part of the accidents. SUVs are more involved in single vehicle crashes and this compensates for their murderous nature in two-vehicle crashes.

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