Are Jeeps As Dangerous As They Say?

• 30 April 2017
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Before you decide to close the door on the idea of your teen driving a Jeep, let’s explore some of the arguments, and some would say myths, about the safety of a Jeep. The biggest concern seems to be with rollover accidents. Jeeps, like most SUV’s, have a high center of gravity and oftentimes a narrower bottom half, making them more “tippy” than other vehicles. While vans, trucks and cars get a much better rap than SUV’s typically do, there are several factors that need to be considered when determining the safety of driving a Jeep.

Jeeps come off the assembly line in a form called “stock”. This essentially means “as is”. A stock Jeep is a Jeep that has not been altered in any way from the the design of the maufacturer. Many people add extra wide or tall tires, lifts and other alterations to their Jeep. This adds to the fun of off-roading, which is also a main reason for purchasing a Jeep. But here seems to be the crux of the matter; every vehicle has it’s own capacities and it’s own limitations. These need to be respected if we expect them to be safe. Keep in mind that a Jeep will not drive the same way a sports car drives or even a 4 door sedan. Jeeps are not meant to be driven at 50 miles per hour around a corner and they don’t zip in and out of traffic. The way you can drive a sports car would not be safe in a Jeep under any circumstances. The driver of the vehicle has the ultimate power in how safe a vehicle is. Most adults have the driving experience and common sense to know not to drive an SUV like a sports car.

Many concerned parents have said the roll bars on a Jeep don’t do much for protecting the occupants if that is all that surrounds them in a crash. When a vehicle goes through the safety crash test, generally this is done by ramming the vehicle into a concrete wall. How many accidents happen this way? Small cars that are hit head on or that are side-swiped tend to be totaled. If you were in a small car, or even a van or truck and were in a rollover accident there would likely be major damage to your vehicle. If you were in the same accident in a Jeep, those roll bars are in place for just that scenario.

In the end, Jeeps are not more dangerous than any other vehicle, as long as they are driven with respect to the purposes they were intended for. If you want to drive like a race car driver, than a Jeep is not the vehicle for you.

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Source by Samuel Crasnick