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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you hit a person with your vehicle while driving, you're 2-3 times more likely to kill them if you're driving an SUV (even a "small" SUV like the RAV4) than if you're driving a sedan (like the Camry).[/quote]

My understanding is that this is true of SUVs built on on truck platforms but less so for those like the RAV4 that are built on unibody car platforms; in fact, the RAV4 is now built on the same platform as the Camry (although previously it was smaller and shared a platform with the Corolla): https://www.businessinsider.com/toyota-rav4-2019-suv-review-photos-2019-4

Here’s one study showing that the risk of death to passengers in other cars is lower when hit by a unibody-construction car than a body-on-frame SUV: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24821629[/quote]

RAVs are better than Suburbans or giant pick-up trucks. But all of those flat-front, high-hood vehicles are dangerous, and the newer RAVs (flatter front, higher hood) are more dangerous than the older ones. If they hit you, you'll go under the vehicle, instead of onto the hood like with a sedan. And depending on how tall you are (i.e., if you're a small child or someone using a wheelchair), the driver might not even be able to see you over the hood.[/quote]

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