[extropy-chat] SUV's are killing their drivers.

[BillK]

Try again, formatting screwed up in previous post.

Occupants killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes, by type of vehicle

                                              2002           2003
Total Passenger vehicles         32,843       31,904
           Cars                           20,569       19,460
           Vans                            2,109         2,066
           SUVs                           4,031         4,446
           Pickup Trucks               6,100         5,904
           Large trucks                     689           723
           Other                               469           510
           Unknown                          104           334

(Note the 10% increase in SUV occupants killed).

Occupants killed in Rollover Crashes by type of vehicle

                                               2002         2003
Passenger car                         4,794        4,433
Van                                           699           724
SUV                                        2,471       2,639
Pickup truck                            2,755        2,569

As there are about 3 to 4 times as many cars registered as SUVs and
vans, then SUVs and vans do kill their occupants in rollovers far more
than would be expected.
 
The stats are actually incredibly detailed.
See: <http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/>

BillK