There are positive aspects to the SUV craze. Have you noticed how high off the road they sit? Very high center of gravity. Thus, in the hands of the unskilled, they exhibit a very high tendency to turn over. Couple this with the fact that the tops of almost all the crash barriers in the US are well below that center of gravity and you have evolution at work. The negative side is that the bottom of an SUV's front bumper is above the floor boards of normal cars. So if one hits you broadside, the person sitting at the impact point is almost certain to die. Perhaps the designers could all be indited for conspiracy to commit murder.