"The better vehicles are going to have side and curtain airbags, and you'll get three-point belts in the third-row seat, " says Shenhar, who added that headrestraints with whiplash protection are another feature that separates the safest SUVs from the rest of the pack.
Jerry Kunzman , executive director of the National Autosport Association , says that auto racing is safer than it was, particularly since the 2001 death of racing legend Dale Earnhardt resulted in more cars being fitted with improved head and neck restraints.
The concessions that Congress is granting to America's super-rich today, such as constantly reduced taxes and freedom from legal restraints, head in the same direction.