SUVs are now statistically safer than they were in the past and riders and drivers in SUVs are more likely to survive a crash than those in cars, according to news reports .
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, driver death rates have decreased. One factor in the drop in fatalities is the widespread availability of electronic stability control systems (ESC), which reduce vehicle rollover rates, according to news reports.
“The rollover risk in SUVs used to outweigh their size/weight advantage, but that’s no longer the case, thanks to ESC,” the Institute’s senior vice president for research, said in a statement.
From 2005-98, the driver death rate for an SUV with a model year 2005-08 was 48 per 1 million registered vehicle years, according to news reports.
As a Columbia car accident attorney I’m glad to hear about the increase in SUV safety. Below are the 15 safets and most dangerous SUVs, according to the Institute for Highway Safety.
15 Safest SUVs:
Audi A6 4-door 4WD
Mercedes E-Class 4-door 4WD
Toyota Sienna
Ford Edge
Nissan Armada
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Land Rover LR3
Honda CR-V
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Acura MDX
Mercedes E-Class 4-door
Lexus RX 400h
Lexus GX 470
Mercedes M-Class
Saab 9-3 4-door
15 SUVs with Highest Rates of Driver Death:
Nissan 350Z 2-door
Nissan Titan crew cab
Chevrolet Aveo
Chevrolet Cobalt
Nissan Titan extended cab
Kia Spectra
Chevrolet Malibu Classic
Hyundai Tiburon
Nissan Versa
Chevrolet Colorado extended cab
Nissan Titan crew cab
Kia Rio
Kia Spectra
Mazda Miata MX-5
Subaru Legacy
If you or a loved one has been injured in an SUV accident, contact a personal injury lawyer in Columbia.