Joe Hohmann posted:Why do they always have to ID these as a SUV? Ever hear of a 4-door sedan hitting something in the news? I think it started as Liberal Speak for "American gas guzzler". OK, rant over.
Maybe because it is the kind of vehicle it is, pure and simple. If it was a pickup truck, they would identify it as a pickup truck, if it was a sedan, they id it as a sedan, if it was a sports car, they would call it that *shrug*, why should they not mention the vehicle type if it is an SUV if they do it for other classes of vehicle? FYI,though it doesn't apply in this case, there is a sizable portion of SUV drivers (I don't blame the vehicles) who are as dumb as this person, in that they think that AWD/4WD, ABS and Traction control make one immune to the laws of physics in bad weather,personal experience (on a rescue squad for several years, still have friends on it, in an area with several major highways we covered) and statistics bear this out, that a lot of problems with SUV's come down to driving too fast for conditions (I blame the advertising, too, showing an SUV moving at high speed through snow (yes, Jeep, especially yours) with a little disclaimer "professional driver on closed roads, don't try this yourself"...