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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Are you suggesting the lives saved as a result of people being in SUVs aren't a valid offset against those you claim are taken by SUVs? .
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No. You're being obtuse. Of course they can offset. But on balance, it's a negative for SUVs, counted in either of two ways.
First, because of the increased riskof rollover, SUV drivers are, on balance, no safer than if they were in a car.
link here
Second, because of their increased mass, SUVs in two-car crashes cause more harm to the other car. The increase in harm to the other car is not fully offset by a decrease in harm (that is, risk of injury or death) to the SUV driver. While the SUV is better off, the overall benefit to society is negative. This is not a suprise because you have more mass of car, with people no more capable of resisting injuries from metal hitting them.
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link for second proposition
4.3 times the number of deaths as a result, is her estimate.
