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Originally posted by 1337haxor
As for my occupants being safer then someone I hit? Not trying to sound mean, but my safety is more important to me then someone else's. I'm not about to give up any safety for me or my occupants.
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Not to sound mean, but the Bradshaw book mentioned by the person that started the threat notes that the SUV marketing strategy for a number of car manufacturers is to sell to people who actually buy such an argument. It's been a while since I read the book, but if I remember right, their description of the target consumers are people who have recently been married and do not feel secure with themselves or their marriage. The 'gimmick' used by salespeople is to ask them, "if you were in a car accident, who would you rather have survive, you or the other people?"
The kind of people that buy into all that are the people who automotive manufacturers are targeting in selling SUVs. I don't think that comes as a surprise to many people.