This honestly sounds likely. My step-mother, in the 80s, said something like this when she got an SUV (before the term had even kicked in). She felt safer and more confident being higher than the rest of the traffic. I “get it”, but it’s a race to the bottom (or top?). Maybe if they get tall enough, some of us can get ultra efficient and low profile wedge shaped cars and just dodge underneath these gigantic abominations.
That’s fine for Mad Max style extended chases where you want to board other vehicles, but in a head-on collision a wedge is going to win every time. Taller vehicles are just easier to flip.
This honestly sounds likely. My step-mother, in the 80s, said something like this when she got an SUV (before the term had even kicked in). She felt safer and more confident being higher than the rest of the traffic. I “get it”, but it’s a race to the bottom (or top?). Maybe if they get tall enough, some of us can get ultra efficient and low profile wedge shaped cars and just dodge underneath these gigantic abominations.
We need to see more cars with a wedge shape, extremely tough body, and explosive flipping mechanism.
Taller vehicles, driven standing up like a speedboat. Hurrr
That’s fine for Mad Max style extended chases where you want to board other vehicles, but in a head-on collision a wedge is going to win every time. Taller vehicles are just easier to flip.