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Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ... by Marsymars on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @05:23PM (#23694951)
> Oh and SUVs are markedly LESS safe. They are more prone to rollover, less likely to avoid an accident, stop slower, and generally have less safe body structure.

But they're also heavier, and there exist cheap, heavy SUVs, while cheap cars are generally lighter.

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Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ... by AgloeDreams on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @05:28PM (#23695008)
Weight increases mortality in all accidents. Either by increasing the likelihood of the other driver being injured or by increasing the amount of force impacted on crumple-zones in single car accidents. All modern safety studies have shown this and only recently has any SUV gotten a pure 5 star award. SUVs are less safe than equally priced cars. Also most SUvs cost much more than cars with similar wheelbases.
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Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ... by Marsymars on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @12:13AM (#23697676)
Yes, but empirically, lots of people don't care about increasing the likelyhood of the other driver being injured.
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