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Old 05-24-2006, 02:07 PM
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Default Re: SUV's are safer than cars?

A lot of the stuff in the Owner's Manual about safety is really intended for the lawyers to use not to protect the consumers.

The video looks like a police chase gone wrong, hitting the rear of the car to make it loose control and stop works fine with a car, but with an SUV or Minivan can cause the vehicle to roll. It is not so much the driving technique, it is the high centre of gravity of the taller vehicles combined with the high speed. I don't think the driver of the SUV could have done any better.

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