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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know that a Camry and RAV4 weigh the same, right?[/quote]

The Rav4 sits up higher and is thus more dangerous to pedestrians. Also, to the PP who said she bought an SUV for visibility -- thing about what you are trying to make visible. SUV's make it easier to see over things, but they REDUCE visibility around your vehicle. Even with back up cameras, sitting up higher in your vehicle means that you are less able to see small objects (and small people) close to your vehicle.

It feels good to be able to see farther, but what is the actual benefit of that? Wouldn't you rather be able to better see a bike, a child, a dog, a ball rolling into the street, from a safety perspective? You are buying an SUV so you can see over things, but what about the stuff your SUV keeps you from seeing?[/quote]

I have a 360 camera and crazy sensitive sensors. I’m LESS likely to hit something than my old sedan with poor visibility and no cameras/sensors. 
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But if you had a sedan with cameras and sensors...[/quote]

You still sit much lower in a sedan. Go test drive one and stop spouting off your ignorance. 
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I'm a NP, but did you read any of this thread-sure in your new SUV you feel safer, but if you had replaced your old sedan with a new sedan the road would be safer for everyone. So if you only care about yourself own it but don't call others who have [b]better values[/b] ignorant. Ignorant.[/quote]

Well I think my values are better since I'm in the business of protecting my family in case of collision. You ARE ignorant if you can't see that some people differing values that are not inferior to your pie in the sky ones.

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Everyone is safer if drivers have better visibility.

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Not if that visibility is in an SUV. Maybe instead of making broad pronouncements based on what you wish was true, or what you feel to be true, try reading the studies that show that SUVs are 2 to 3 times more likely to kill pedestrians and cyclists than sedans.[/quote]

How many people die in sedans when they colide with a bigger vehicle vs. how many pedestrians die as a result of being hit by any vehicle? Since you're so hung up on numbers, let's pull some actual numbers. [/quote]

I think it's insane that you want to prove your SUV is safer by explaining that when your SUV hits a sedan, it will kill the people in the sedan, but okay, here are your numbers:

https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/passenger-vehicle-occupants

I'm sure you'll jump all over the increased risk of death in multi-vehicle crashes when you are in a car versus an SUV, but don't overlook the increased risk of single-vehicle crashes in an SUV. You will argue your SUV is safer if you get hit by a truck. Fine. But your SUV is more likely to get into a single vehicle crash and kill its occupants. It's also more likely to kill the occupants of another vehicle in a multi-vehicle crash AND significantly more likely to kill pedestrians and cyclists.

Your SUV is more dangerous than a car. You just want to drive a big vehicle and feel tall when you do it.[/quote]

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