David S.:
Seriously? “Had I been driving a larger car, the tree might have intruded much further, due to the greater momentum a larger vehicle would have.” You have got to be joking.
Conservatives are not responsible for the fact that bigger heavier cars are safer than smaller lighter cars. Drivers kill people, but so do engineers. Consult the internet if you disagree about any of these things, I’m sure you have the time.
Don’t worry, the internet will confirm that people die in bigger cars all the time, so feel free to ignore anything else that might be relevant to this thread.
But you should do a ride-along or something. Or alternatively, walk out of your place sometime tomorrow (mid-morning, after Starbucks but pre-jam-session), find a police officer, and ask them what kind of personal car they drive and what they may have witnessed in the line of duty that informed their decision.
