in article , Paul Hovnanian P.E. at
wrote on 12/22/04 10:04 PM:

> wrote:
>>
>> 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, 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
>
> The interesting point here is that; although SUVs (and trucks in
> general) do roll over more easily than cars, these rollovers tend to be
> more survivable. In fact, I've known a number of people, properly belted
> into Jeeps, to drive away from some rollovers.

Some planes tend to survive crashes better than others, but I'd
go for the plane that crashes less often every time.