Exploding The Myth About SUVs

SUVs don't just guzzle gas and pollute. They are also dangerous to drive. The author of "High and Mighty" explodes the myth that SUVs are safer.

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November 1, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Keith Bradsher, former Detroit bureau chief of the New York Times, has written a new book called "High and Mighty: SUVs, the World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way." In his exhaustive history of the sport utility vehicle, Bradsher passionately argues that SUVs pose considerable danger to American drivers. Not only are the vehicles more prone to deadly rollovers, but there's the added problem that SUV consumers typically don't care what their trucks might do to another driver in an accident, a lack of concern that the auto industry has successfully exploited in its marketing campaigns." [Complete article available to subscribers only.]

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