That was a higher
rate than any minivan door and more than twice the rate of driver's side door openings.
SUVs tend to have higher claim
rates than minivans due to their size and weight; in a collision, an SUV tends to cause more damage to property, vehicles, and passengers, which means more third - party claims
Not exact matches
Geared toward light vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickup trucks,
minivans, and other vehicles
rated at not more
than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight), the guidelines proposed today are the first in a series of guidance documents NHTSA plans to issue to address sources of distraction that require use of the hands and / or diversion of the eyes from the primary task of driving.
Safety
rating, and it looks much better
than any other
minivan out on the market.
Ford's
rated 28 mpg highway must be on level ground at 55 mph with only a driver, though — I wasn't lead - footing the TC at all, yet my freeway driving struggled to top 24 mpg... not bad, but only marginally better
than what I'd have gotten from a full - size
minivan (oxymoronic, perhaps) with far more space.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, between the years 2005 and 2009, there were 33 driver deaths (which is less
than half the death
rate for drivers of cars, SUVs,
minivans and pickups).
If you're buying a turbo, high - tech, red sports car with a spoiler, and you're a 17 year old boy, your insurance
rates are going to be a lot higher
than if you're a middle aged woman with a good driving record purchasing a
minivan.
Passengers and drivers of pickup trucks are less likely to use their seatbelt
than those in cars,
minivans and SUVs; the
rate of seatbelt use by occupants in pickups is only 92 % compared to the national average of 95.3 %.
Family - size crossovers and
minivans in particular are more often driven by women
than men and both generally have better safety
ratings than muscle cars.
If you are driving a sedan, coupe, two door car, smaller vehicle, convertible or foreign import, then you can expect higher
rates than if you are insuring an SUV, wagon,
minivan or truck simply because the smaller cars are usually not as stable on the roads and tend to crumble under pressure in the event of a serious accident.