Safest & most dangerous cars...

I was in another thread where a poster said if he had it, he would spend $10,000 more for a gun if it gave him a 2% increased survival chance. That got me thinking about what I could do or have done to up my families survival chances. I googled safest cars and came up with this....

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Just how safe is that car you're driving? 24/7 Wall St. investigated to come up with a ranking of the safest and least safe car models sold in the US. The cars you'll want to drive, and those you won't, based on driver death rates:

Deadliest:

1. Hyundai Accent (sedan)
2. Kia Rio
3. Scion tC
4. Chevrolet Spark
5. Nissan Versa

Safest:

1. Volkswagen Tiguan 2WD
2. Toyota Tacoma double-cab long bed 4WD
3. Mazda CX-9 2WD
4. Jeep Cherokee 4WD
5. Mercedes-Benz M-Class 4WD</span>

I'm looking at this list trying to make sense of it. Right away it looks like small cars aren't a safe as bigger vehicles. I was always told that trucks and SUVs aren't as safe as cars because they are more prone to roll over, but clearly that isn't true. Every vehicle on the safest list is a SUV or truck. It appears that 4wd possibly makes you safer somehow.

There's no proof, but I believe the types of people who buy these vehicles also contributes to them crashing. For example, it's probably mostly young folks buying those tiny, inexpensive cars. Young folks are notoriously worse drivers. The list of safest cars are most likely driven by "baby on board" mom types who are probably the safest drivers. I think the double cab, 4x4, long bed Tundra made the list simply because it's huge and rare as hens teeth. Nobody is dying in them because so few people drive that model.

What do you think? Anyone considering changing their car to increase their survival odds based on this information?

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Safest & most dangerous cars...