Chad, all I can say is, I was glad my wife was driving our SUV the day some idiot slammed into her from behind because he was too distracted to notice her turn signal. Our then-one-year-old daughter was in the back. A lesser car would have sustained considerable damages, not to mention God knows what would have happened to my daughter.
As it was, my girl was unhurt though quite annoyed, my wife was also unhurt (though also annoyed), and our SUV had sustained some damage that necessitated repair.
The idiot’s car by far fared the worse, however ? a fact that no doubt irritates the anti-SUV types, since it’s “not fair” that my family chose a vehicle to meet other needs than primarily miles per gallon and is therefore stouter than the car that they would have chosen for us.
I don’t begrudge other people’s choices for bigger or even wussier vehicles. All I want is the freedom to choose the kind of vehicle that meets my needs, and I’m glad we had the choice for our SUV.
