The idea of "everybody should drive a SUV. because there safer" is the most bogus and gayest idea i have ever heard on this board. Its been proven over and over again that crumple zones are much more important then simple weight, and that in conventional vehicles car on car crashes are safer then SUV on SUV crashes. I don't mind sensible drivers with kids and whatnot using their SUVs as protection, but around here its more that the crazy drivers buy SUVs and then use it as a excuse to drive like complete idiots, clog the roads, and bully other drivers.
The two fatal crashes we had in my senior year of High-school were both in full size trucks. Furthermore you are more likely to be involved in a fatal accident in a SUV then you are in a car, as well as much more likely to actually kill someone else, so why would you buy one for safety?
My hands are tired i suppose, i like people being able to choose what they want, but i HATE the idea of using a heavy weight car as a excuse to be a jackass.
I think what needs to be done more then anything, since we know people like SUVs, is to design both SUVs and cars to be more complaint of each other in crashes.
I'm probably alone in this, but i love small cars and being forced to drive something large for safety reasons is about as dreary a idea as i can think of.
