High And Mighty: The Dangerous Rise Of The Suv
by Keith Bradsher /
2004 / English / PDF
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SUVs have taken over America's roads. Ad campaigns promote them
as safer and "greener" than ordinary cars and easy to handle in
bad weather. But very little about the SUV's image is accurate.
They poorly protect occupants and inflict horrific damage in
crashes, they guzzle gasoline, and they are hard to
control.
SUVs have taken over America's roads. Ad campaigns promote them
as safer and "greener" than ordinary cars and easy to handle in
bad weather. But very little about the SUV's image is accurate.
They poorly protect occupants and inflict horrific damage in
crashes, they guzzle gasoline, and they are hard to
control.
Keith Bradsher has been at the forefront in reporting the
calamitous safety and environmental record of SUVs, including the
notorious Ford-Firestone rollover controversy. 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.
Keith Bradsher has been at the forefront in reporting the
calamitous safety and environmental record of SUVs, including the
notorious Ford-Firestone rollover controversy. 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.
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In the tradition ofUnsafe at Any Speed
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andFast Food
Nation,
Fast Food
Nation, Bradsher's book is a damning exposé of an industry
that puts us all at risk, whether we recognize it or not.
Bradsher's book is a damning exposé of an industry
that puts us all at risk, whether we recognize it or not.
