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Cars Still Beat SUVs In Safety
(old news - 10:49AM Friday Apr 20 2007)
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But Insurance Industry Finds That's Changing, And All Vehicles Are Safer Now

(CBS/AP) When comparing the death rates in passenger vehicles with similar weight, cars are still safer than SUVs and pickup trucks because of their lower center of gravity.

But new technology is helping to level the playing field, reports CBS News transportation correspondent Nancy Cordes.

"SUVs haven't always been the best choice for safety, and they still have a higher risk of rollover than cars, but our study shows that SUVs are becoming safer," said Anne McCartt, senior vice president for research of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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"Similar weight..." shouldn't be used to compare vehicle safety anymore. With so many varying sizes of vehicles on the road,... not in today's world! Here's an article from Edmunds stating why larger vehicles are safer: Are Smaller Cars as Safe as Large Cars? »www.edmunds.com/ownership/safety···cle.html
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