Doesn&#x27;t really matter to my argument, but for fun: In general, heavier vehicles are vastly safer.  If you raise the center-of-gravity off the ground a lot, and don&#x27;t increase the weight much, it&#x27;s probably possible to increase the roll-over risk enough to make you worse off.<p>But if you look at the data, you see that the deadliest vehicles are mostly compacts, and the safest ones are mostly SUVs.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thecarconnection.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;1096667_the-most-deadly-and-least-deadly-cars-in-america" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thecarconnection.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;1096667_the-most-deadly...</a><p>These differences are <i>huge</i>, like, factor of 100 huge.