24 June 2006

SUVs and risk

So, not only do they guzzle petrol, but they make you feel safe and this tends to increase risky driving behaviours ...
in terms of fatalities from all types of crash, SUVs are actually slightly more unsafe than passenger cars. In 1999, for every 100,000 registered vehicles in the US, there were 16.4 fatalities in passenger cars, and 17.8 in SUVs.
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New Scientist Short Sharp Science blog: SUVs and risk compensation:
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