Yep, although it would be amusing to turn this into another SUV-bashing thread, I'll just say that there's too much "I'm a bad-ass and better than you" attitude that inherently goes into owning an SUV than probably any other type of vehicle. Either that or just blatant incosideration for everyone else out there (not to mention the environment). The old "I don't care if I put everyone else out there at a 80% higher risk of injury or death in a crash - I NEED to have my SUV to protect my baby!!!" or "it's nice to know it's there if I need it" or whatever other lame-ass excuses people make for buying these gas-pigging behemoths.
Just my $0.02. Honestly, what the hell goes through these people's heads?!?! Do they think they're going to encounter a random 5' deep mud hazard or stretch of urban off-roading or between their house and the local strip mall or their kids' soccer practice? Puh-LEEZE!!!
I friggin' can't stand SUVs. I hope they all die.
Only two things I've learned in life:
(1) Never underestimate the human brain's capacity to rationalize whatever it wants to believe
(2) NEVER underestimate the potential damage that can be done by a large number of stupid, highly motivated people.
I think both observations tie into SUV ownership rather well, don't you?