High and Mighty: SUVs--The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (582 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586481231 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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But in this new expos , New York Times reporter Bradsher delivers sobering facts about the conveyances: they protect occupants poorly, inflict horrific damage in crashes, guzzle gasoline, spew emissions, and are, in fact, difficult to control in bad weather or panic situations. While the information has been available for some time in bits and pieces, this book is the first to put it all together with documented facts and figures. Shoaf, Brown Univ. Bradsher makes a powerful case that SUVs are inflicting great damage on their occupants, other motorists, pedestrians, and the earth. In the trad
The longtime Detroit bureau chief for The New York Times lays bare the dangers posed by the most popular type of American family car: the sport utility vehicle SUVs have taken over America's roads. In High and Mighty, he traces the checkered history of SUVs, showing how they came to be classified not as passenger cars but as light trucks, which are subject to less strict regulations on safety, gas mileage, and air pollution. He makes a powerful case that these vehicles are even worse than we suspect-for their occupants, for other motorists, for pedestrians and for the planet itself. They poorly protect occupants and inflict horrific damage in crashes, they guzzle gasoline, and they are hard to control. But very little about the SUV's image is accurate. Keith Bradsher has been at the forefront in reporting the calamitous safety and environmental record of SUVs, including the notorious Ford-Fires
Brian Curtis said Excellent; covers all the aspects of the situation. Bradsher's only arguable flaw in this book is that he was SO exhaustive in his research and documentation. Reading the history of the auto execs who designed and developed early models of SUVs can be a bit dry, but you can't say he didn't do his homework.The book addresses every angle of the SUV "experience. "An excellent book I assume" according to P. Meltzer. A few random thoughts and observations about this book and about some of the other reviews.1. I thought the book was a very compelling argument against SUV's. However, giving somewhat of a nod to the 1-star reviews, I confess that I am in no sense a car expert (nor, I suspect, are the vast majority of revie. There is a clear difference Kelly After doing as much extensive research on SUVs as Bradsher does, how can you NOT hate them? The only times I hear the popular myth: "SUVs are safe," are when the people who own them try to validate their reasons for endangering MY life. Bradsher's research and conclusions are NOT one-sided, they are FACT.Br