There is nothing in those stats that says that the sole causal factor is vehicle weight. If it were the only factor then why are mid sized suv's more deadly than small suv's? One of the main things that cause more deaths in very small cars is that many of them don't have much safety equipment. The low rate of air bags in these cars could probably explain most of the difference. Idiots buying these shit little cars would rather spend on a bitchin' stereo or mag wheels, etc. instead of airbags, etc. /obvious but true.
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