I see more accident victims as an ortho surgeon in India than i did back in UK.
I see more SUVs in India than in UK
In fact for the last one year i am longing to buy a perfect SUV to replace my old car
But i noted more accidents where SUVs are involved than cars.
This made me to ask, are the Big SUVs (which look big, masculine and safer when sits inside or to look from outside) desirable from safety point of view?
I understand Crumple zones in the safety of cars and vehicles. I also noted that most SUVs are fitted with bullbars which make it commanding to look at and safer to think!
are they really safer.
More i did research and i must admit internet is amazing place and you ask the question, you tend to get answers,
but one must be very careful to interpret the answers.
Even so,
most answers i get is that combining SUVs with high centre of gravity,
Bullbars,
Carelessness when driving one ( i understand that psychologically when you drive an SUV, you tend to take less care as you feel safer),
Speed with unexpected obstacle ( which you get many in local Road driving conditions)
may be a bad combination.
This combination may not be uncommon as one feels invincible driving a big SUV
Please refer to these sites
4 wheel drive and safety
crumple zone
bullbar
Hope this kindles your thoughts
warm regards
chockalingam
I see more SUVs in India than in UK
In fact for the last one year i am longing to buy a perfect SUV to replace my old car
But i noted more accidents where SUVs are involved than cars.
This made me to ask, are the Big SUVs (which look big, masculine and safer when sits inside or to look from outside) desirable from safety point of view?
I understand Crumple zones in the safety of cars and vehicles. I also noted that most SUVs are fitted with bullbars which make it commanding to look at and safer to think!
are they really safer.
More i did research and i must admit internet is amazing place and you ask the question, you tend to get answers,
but one must be very careful to interpret the answers.
Even so,
most answers i get is that combining SUVs with high centre of gravity,
Bullbars,
Carelessness when driving one ( i understand that psychologically when you drive an SUV, you tend to take less care as you feel safer),
Speed with unexpected obstacle ( which you get many in local Road driving conditions)
may be a bad combination.
This combination may not be uncommon as one feels invincible driving a big SUV
Please refer to these sites
4 wheel drive and safety
crumple zone
bullbar
Hope this kindles your thoughts
warm regards
chockalingam
