gladwell dot com / Big and Bad:
The trouble with the S.U.V. ascendancy is that it excludes the really critical component of safety: the driver.
Fascinating article about what makes people buy SUVs and how really safe and practical SUVs are.
I chuckled and thought of this when I came across this passage:
[I]nternal industry market research concluded that S.U.V.s tend to be bought by people who are insecure, vain, self-centered, and self-absorbed, who are frequently nervous about their marriages, and who lack confidence in their driving skills.