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i read a New Sci article ... as far as i remember there were 3 issues it mentioned
1) an SUV is basically a truck underside attached to a car top - cars have had so much work done on their road holding ... trucks less so
2) higher off the ground therefore less stable
3) a large percentage of accidents were due to people turning the SUV over, and a large percentage of fatalities were due to no seatbelts
anyway, with safety features like ABS brakes they find that it just makes people driver faster because they can ... so the safety improvement ends up being damn close to zero. if you give people more grip and traction they'll just push it harder until something bad happens ... human nature innit?
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