[RyanGoosling]

Bigger cars are safer for the occupants

[trog]

Is that true if everyone else just starts driving bigger cars? Seems like we'll just end up in a Mutually Assured Destruction scenario where everyone loses, but especially the people outside of the giant cars.

[BarryMilo]

We saw this in my philosophy class 15 years ago as a classic opportunist's dilemma.

What you are describing is basically what happened though.

[giantg2]

It still makes sense when you consider the increased internal space. You can see this in single vehicle crash tests that do not rely on a second vehicle's size.

[Clewza313]

On the balance, yes, but SUVs have their own risks, notably rollover due to the highest center of gravity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_sport_utility_veh...

[jeffbee]

Not wrong, but it has been estimated that for every occupant saved by larger cars in recent years, 2.2 pedestrians have died. Not a great balance.