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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These cars are extraordinarily selfish - they’re dangerous to others and bad for the environment. But they’re a good representation of the people that drive them and their excesses and entitlement.[/quote] The problem is that you (and your family) are not likely to survive a crash with a large commercial vehicle in a small car. I would feel more comfortable driving a smaller car if there weren’t so many of these on the road on the highways near my house. [/quote]

This is such a stupid rationalization and marketing ploy. By FAR the biggest factor in surviving a crash is the skill of the driver by not getting into one in the first place.[/quote]

Definately driver skill is a factor.  But hell yes, If I get into an accident with a Suburban/Large Lexus or BMW SUV/etc, I'd rather not be in a corolla or civic.  I'd prefer to be in a Honda CRV or larger.  Because you cannot avoid all accidents (the other drivers might be bad and often are) and you won't fair as well in a tiny vehicle.  So if 50-75% of the cars are huge (plus trucks) in your area, you might not want a tiny vehicle 
[/quote] By definition slightly more than half of the car accidents (with other vehicles), will be due to the fault of other drivers and there is very little that can be done to minimize the risk of not at fault accidents. The odds of death from a car crash by passenger vehicle are around 8-10x higher in the most dangerous passenger vehicles in comparison to the safest passenger vehicles. A perfect driver that in one of the most dangerous passenger vehicles will still have a higher risk of death from driving than a bad driver in one of the safest passenger vehicles. [/quote]

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