The intrinsic safer comes from mass. In car vs car collision, a 1 star giant SUV will roll over top a 5 star compact and be fine. However if the 1 star SUV hits a tree, guardrail, etc, the 1star passengers will be harmed/die where the 5 star compact car passengers in the same accident will survive.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t SUVs not safernl to being with? As in it was all marketing and warped perception?
They’re safer against other SUVs but the occupant safety comes at the expense of everybody else on and around the road.
Obligatory NJB video cause I have it on hand: https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo He hits some key safety points around timestamps 7:30 - 11:30.
It really depends on the car and its safety features. There are 5 star compacts and 5 star SUVs. There are also 1 star cars and SUVs.
Yeah, of course. That’s basically what I meant: that some people buy SUVs on the assumption that they’re intrinsically safer, which is not true.
The intrinsic safer comes from mass. In car vs car collision, a 1 star giant SUV will roll over top a 5 star compact and be fine. However if the 1 star SUV hits a tree, guardrail, etc, the 1star passengers will be harmed/die where the 5 star compact car passengers in the same accident will survive.
The solution of course, is to make an SUV with the mass of a tree, then even it will win :D
Years ago there was increased rollover risk from the higher center of gravity of an SUV, but I don’t think that’s generally a problem anymore