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Originally posted by jbrooks544
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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Umm, ALL cars since at least the early 90's have front airbags. Side airbags are generally an option on small cars and SUVs alike. Nobody said weight was the ONLY factor, but it is among the most significant.
Most modern small cars do quite well in crash tests where they run into a fixed wall (indicating they are well designed and have good safety equipment), but get into a head-on with an SUV that weighs 2000 pounds more and it's an entirely different story. Pretty basic physics.