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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
During a recent snowstorm here, someone from the State Patrol was on one of the local news stations urging SUV drivers to drive more carefully because SUVs do not handle the snow (and in particular cannot brake as well) as most SUV drivers think they can, and SUVs were therefore involved in a disproportionate number of accidents.
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SUV drivers fail to realize that having 4-wheel drive has no effect on an automobile's ability to stop on snow. In fact, a bigger SUV will take a much longer distance to stop than most sedans. But hey, they can accelerate faster!
