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"We’re seeing more big cars on our roads, especially large wagon-style vehicles
with a four- or all-wheel drive, known as sport utility vehicles or SUVs. For
every passenger car sold in Australia, almost three SUVs are sold.
Vehicles such as pickup trucks, large utes, minivans and SUVs tend to offer
more protection to their occupants than smaller cars. This is largely due to
their larger mass and the way their structures are designed to absorb impact.
For the drivers and passengers, this can mean a lower risk of injury in
multi-vehicle collisions.
But those same attributes increase the risks to occupants of smaller vehicles,
pedestrians and cyclists. The height of the large vehicle’s front end can
intrude into the passenger compartment of a smaller vehicle and its greater
mass can lead to more forceful impacts."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
