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Andre
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Safety of cars:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Insurance/P63955.asp
Conclusion: big is not equal to safe. Moreover the agility of small cars allow for better chance of avoiding/evading trouble.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Insurance/P63955.asp
..."Pickups generally don't do well in these assessments," says Champion. "They usually don't protect the driver in crashes and some of them have poor brakes and sloppy handling." ...
...SUVs that did poorly were the Chevrolet Trail Blazer, the GMC Envoy and the Jeep Grand Cherokee. As for minivans, the Honda Odyssey EX, the Toyota Sienna LE and the Mazda MPV LX all did well. But the Chevrolet Venture LS, the Oldsmobile Silhouette GLS and Pontiac Montana fared poorly.
Zuby says that the Pontiac Montana, a minivan, probably was the worst vehicle the institute has tested that's still being sold. "The crush zone didn't crush as much as it should have done, meaning there's a high likelihood of a serious injury in an accident."
Conclusion: big is not equal to safe. Moreover the agility of small cars allow for better chance of avoiding/evading trouble.