Quote:
Originally Posted by esquire
Part of the popularity of trucks and SUVs/crossovers has to be the arms race mindset. If you drive a regular car, particularly a smaller one, anywhere outside the central areas of the big 3 cities, you can't help but feel a little vulnerable on the road... there are just so many big trucks and SUVs out there.
For example, a friend of mine was in a head on collision recently with his kids in the car... he was driving a Toyota Corolla. They were scratched up a bit but fortunately no serious injuries. However, it was frightening enough that he went out and bought a SUV as a replacement... he won't go back to a car.
|
On the other hand, the elevated sense of security leads to aggressive driving. There are some studies that show that SUV drivers are the most likely to drive over the speed limit, text while driving, and the one I notice just about every day: tail gate.