The Sports Utility VehicleAnthony Connor

A little about myselfA little about myself

The SUVThe SUV

Created in the 80’s Created in the 80’s Were first seen as big, reliable, and Were first seen as big, reliable, and

spacious spacious Now, they are hazardous, deadly, Now, they are hazardous, deadly,

and unsafe and unsafe

CollisionCollision

SUVs are more dangerous to their own SUVs are more dangerous to their own occupants because they use a solid-steel occupants because they use a solid-steel beam that extends from bumper to bumper beam that extends from bumper to bumper to make the vehicle strong enough to to make the vehicle strong enough to sustain heavy off-road use. When that sustain heavy off-road use. When that vehicle hits something else, the beam vehicle hits something else, the beam doesn't absorb the impact of the crash and doesn't absorb the impact of the crash and dissipate it over the vehicle like a car, dissipate it over the vehicle like a car, which crumples and dissipates the force of which crumples and dissipates the force of the impact around the occupants. (qtd. in the impact around the occupants. (qtd. in Cooper)Cooper)

RolloverRollover

Sport Utility Vehicles have a Sport Utility Vehicles have a tendency to rollover in the event of tendency to rollover in the event of an accident or over steering .an accident or over steering .

weak roofs crush in on the heads weak roofs crush in on the heads and spines of motorists in rollover and spines of motorists in rollover accidents.accidents.

The Ford ExplorerThe Ford Explorer

The GM HummerThe GM Hummer

SUV Rollover DeathsSUV Rollover Deaths

The average weight of a Sport Utility The average weight of a Sport Utility Vehicle is approximately 6,500 Vehicle is approximately 6,500 pounds pounds

The average weight of a four-door The average weight of a four-door sedan is approximately 3,250 pounds sedan is approximately 3,250 pounds

Does Size Really Matter?Does Size Really Matter?

Gas GuzzlingGas Guzzling

Most SUV’s are classified as light Most SUV’s are classified as light trucks and not passenger vehicles.trucks and not passenger vehicles.

Lower Corporate Average Fuel Lower Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards.Economy (CAFE) Standards.

Also less safety standards as regular Also less safety standards as regular vehicles.vehicles.

The HybridThe Hybrid

Uses electricity Uses electricity generated by the generated by the engine to share the engine to share the work.work.

Increases life of Increases life of engine and gives engine and gives more gas mileage.more gas mileage.

Produces fewer Produces fewer emissions than emissions than regular combustion. regular combustion.

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