My guess is that the higher end vehicles tend to be bought by more
conservative folks who probably drive more carefully.
Don't know how it is where you are, but around here, one is unlikely to
see a Subaru up to the speed limit. They tend to be driven by the sort
who normally travel slower than necessary.
Same with the Toyota Hybrid. Wouldn't want to use fuel so must go slow
and bought a big Toyota SUV to be safe so must go slow to be safe.
No idea how the Kia fits into that group. Maybe just dumb luck?
RB
On 25/02/2015 12:18 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
Well, here's the flip side - the safest cars for drivers from the same
study. I find it hard to draw a conclusion other than randomness and the
advantage of mass. The SUVs seem to be the safest.
Zero driver deaths per 1 million registered vehicles:
Audi A4 Quattro
Honda Odyssey
Kia Sorento 2WD
Lexus RX 350 4WD
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 4WD
Subaru Legacy AWD
Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4WD
Toyota Sequoia 4WD
Volvo XC90 4WD
The next ten:
Honda Pilot 4WD - 2
Mercedes-Benz M-Class 4WD - 3
Ford Crown Victoria - 4
GMC Yukon 4WD - 4
Acura TL - 5
Chevrolet Equinox 2WD - 5
Chevrolet Equinox 4WD - 5
Ford Expedition 4WD - 5
Ford Flex 2WD - 5
Mazda CX-9 4WD - 5
http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/research/safest-vehicles-for-drivers/ss-AA9fjS0#image=1
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 12:09 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I wonder if the Suburban and Silverado suffer from "Hey y'all ho mah beer
and watchiss" The others I can see, when a Sub or Sil t-bones one.
--R
I'd guess no seatbelts and rollover/ejection is what is killing the
covered or open pickup folks.
"I have a suburban, I am invincible. My truck will crush any other
vehicle"
The same thought process that puts more 4wd/SUVs in the ditch/upside down
when it snows.
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