Hey, it's not my article, but stating that SUVs handle as well as cars is just plain silly. I won't debate this fact with you, as I can see you already have your mind made up. However, my post is simply emphasizing a point that I think is very valid. That point is that, all things being equal, you can generally brake, steer around, accelerate away/around an incident (before it ever becomes an accident) better with a car than with a relatively higher, and relatively heavier SUV. Your chances of rolling an SUV are also much higher than with a car. That fact has to count towards an automobile's overall safety.

If you're simply running an automobile into a wall an effort to judge its safety, you're missing the point.