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Originally Posted by shakran
I disagree. First off a 23 ton semi doing 85 is going to do a hell of a lot more damage than a 1 ton SUV doing 100. Second, the drivers aren't guaranteed to be any better than anyone else. That educated driver got lessons in how to back up with a trailer, how to tell when your trailer has passed the car so you can get back over, and how to handle the big truck. All that isn't gonna help a sleepy driver or one who's jacked up on coffee or speed. And third, semis are far from rare.
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It's true that any kind of driver can cause an accident but statistically with the ratio of semi's to SUV's, the better education, and the fact that semi's can't accelerate fast so their's no mistake of thinking your in a sports car the ratio of semi vs anything to SUV vs anything is rather small. Fact is when you go out on the road and drive your more likely to be hit by a minivan than a semi. Smart cars are not so smart in the US unless your suicidal, their only selling point to a US customer is gas mileage, cost, and they seem less dangerous than a motorcycle.
You can buy what you want but not many here would feel safe in a golf cart driving around the traffic we have.
As far as semi's being more protective than SUV's so ppl should start buying them. Here, at least, semi's are too expensive, require a license that is also too expensive, require a Department of Transportation Medical Card that is also costly, and semi's don't fit in garages or parking spots well. So basically no one is going to buy a semi just because it's bigger or safer than a SUV. So no need to debate the safety of a semi or whether ppl should get one because semi's are not SUV alternatives.