''High and Mighty: SUVs - The World's Most Dangerous vehicles and how they got that way'' () is a book by
Keith Bradsher which details the tax breaks, protectionism and policy decisions which led to the rise of the
sport utility vehicle
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as raised ground clearance and four-wheel drive.
There is no commonly agreed-upon defini ...
in modern America, and the poor safety record of the first and second generation of SUVs.
It is polemical in tone but develops its arguments with references. Specifically, it notes that the SUV is the car of choice for many of the nation's most self-centered people; and the bigger the SUV, the less gracious its owner is likely to be.
See also
* ''
Unsafe at Any Speed
''Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile'' is a non-fiction book by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, first published in 1965. Its central theme is that car manufacturers resisted the introduction of safety features ( ...
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References
Automotive safety
2002 non-fiction books
Current affairs books
Works about consumer protection
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