"GO Mavs" > wrote in message
newsZkhi.672$Pv2.197@trnddc03...
> "In the latest crash figures available from 2003, provided by the
> Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, there were 142 fatalities per
> million registered vehicles for the smallest cars. That figure drops to
> 108 fatalities for the next larger class of cars. For large sedans, that
> number drops to 61 per million. For small SUVs, the figure was 75 deaths
> per million as compared with 62 for large SUVs. For pickups, totals
> increased to 124 per million for small trucks and 102 per million for
> large."
>
>
> Technically Mike is right, but the numbers are still so low that even a
> half a percent change is not very much.
>
> Secondly, there are more small cars on the road than larger cars.
>
> Furthermore, how many of those accidents are more deadly because a gas
> hogging driver, in a large SUV, hits a small car?
>
> So basically what Mike is asking small car owners to do is to accomidate
> him because he is a pussy. So instead of buiying a 15 thousand dollar gas
> saver, you should buy a 30 thousand dollar SUV (this difference is what
> Mike calls "Saving a few bucks vs safety")
>
> This way, Mike does not feel so guilty when he crushes a smaller car with
> his Mormon sized family in his Chevy Tahoe!


I'd also like to know more about what types of accidents were involved,
especially for pickups. My guess would be rollovers.