Cars - Are you in favor of SUV's

According to the NHTSA around 8% of ALL new vehicles, sold in the
US, will be involved in an accident sufficient to deploy the SRS
bags, IN THEIR LIFETIME! Less than 2% of ALL accident of ALL
types of vehicles result in a rollover. Records show that the
biggest majority of rollover accident are a result of striking or
being stuck by something, not from a vehicle maneuver. Hardly a
'tendency' to rollover. The fact is the laws of physics dictate
that even if a vehicle is lifted up to a 55% angle the 'tendency'
is to fall back upon it wheels. If height of the vehicle was a
cause of rollovers then one should expect to see six wheeled
trucks rolled over almost daily. I would suggest you do a bit of
research before you chose to comment on a subject of which you
apparently have little or no knowledge, or at least say in my
opinion ;)

mike hunt

wrote:
>
> In >, on 12/22/2004
> at 06:30 PM, said:
>
> >You are free to believe whatever you wish. The 'tendency' to rollover
> >scare and the impression SUV are inherently unsafe was put forward by the
> >anti SUV, global warming environuts,
>
> No -- it was the result of rollovers that should not have happened.
>
> to scare people away from buying
> >them but it is contrary to the facts. Talk to you agent and see for
> >yourself, WBMA. Properly belted passengers are safer riding in larger
> >vehicles. The drop in the number of injuries and death among children
> >over the past five years is attributed to the fact more children are
> >riding in those larger vehicles.
>
> >mike hunt
>
> >N8N wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't know where you're getting your info, but unless things have
> >> changed since the last time I had this conversation with my insurance
> >> agent, you're simply wrong. SUV's are about the highest rate possible,
> >> except maybe some sports cars.
> >>
> >> nate
> >>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Not so, talk to your agent, SUV rates are lower than small FWD
> >> > cars. SUV's are basicly car or truck based.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > mike hunt
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Nate Nagel wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > But not SUVs. Those are actually higher risk vehicles.
> >> > >
> >> > > nate
> >> > >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Your information is not correct. The insurance industry KNOWS
> >> > > > that larger vehicles are the safest vehicles in which properly
> >> > > > belted passenger can ride. That is why the liability rates are
> >> > > > LOWER on larger vehicles. Check with your insurance agent and you
> >> > > > will find small FWD vehicles like the Focus cost as much or more
> >> > > > to insure than cars like the Ford Crown Vic.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > mike hunt
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Dick Boyd wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > >>Thank General Jerry Curry and Diane Steed more than Congress for
> >> the
> >> > > >>behemoths.
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>One was head of NHTSA, the other the head of EPA. They staged
> >> crash
> >> > > >>photos of heavy vehicles crashing into lighter vehicles. After
> >> the
> >> > > >>public was convinced that heavier was better and after Congress
> >> > > >>approved SUVs as trucks there was a retraction, but never an
> >> apology.
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>In the staged crashes, instrumentend crash dummies in the heavy
> >> > > >>vehicles fared much worse than the crash dummies in the lighter
> >> > > >>vehicles. But the still photos were very dramatic.
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>Several years of real world crash experience bears out the
> >> testing. The
> >> > > >>heavier vehicles are killers. But General Jerry sings opera and
> >> drives
> >> > > >>his SUV down the mountain with impunity. Sadly, too many have
> >> wrapped
> >> > > >>themselves emotionally around the issue and never read the crash
> >> > > >>reports.
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > replace "fly" with "com" to reply.
> >> > > http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel