they love to fly the “don’t tread on me” flags but haven’t figured out that applies to other people too.

yes, the force applied to THE ROCK will be much higher, but the car’s mass is not relevant to the driver’s reference inside the car.

Not if they crash into stationary objects like rocks, etc. In that case the amount of force the driver will experience will be 2-3 times higher compared to the amount of force a driver of a normal sedan will experience if he had the same accident.

this is not true, the deceleration (g force) imparted to passengers should be the same in either case. (all other things being equal, initial speed, crumple zones, etc). adding more mass to the car is irrelevant to the driver if you’re hitting a truly immovable object.

because they’re safer for the drivers

also SUVs became the new minivan because minivans aren’t cool. with an suv you can cosplay as an off-roader who drives uphill through snow both ways to work and back.

this is why we still need nuclear, to replace the fossil fuel baseline.