Many people buy their automobiles based on their outward appearance rather
             than their inward. Though before purchasing a car it is best to do research.
             When buying a vehicle you should look to see if there any problems with the
             safety of the vehicle. Safety is divided into three different categorical areas: size
             and weight of the vehicle, passive safety which prevents people from being
             injured in a accident , active safety helps drivers avoid accidents. Some
             larger/heavier cars that have poor ratings can possible have better results than
             smaller cars with better ratings. Rather than looking for a car that has passive
             safety, you should look for a car that has active safety and will avoid an accident
             The size and weight of a vehicle matters, all cars have to meet the US
             Department Of Transportation standards for accidents. Larger/heavier vehicles
             tend to be more safer than the smaller ones. Small cars have double amount of
             deaths than the larger ones, in connection to their numbers on the road. When
             heavier vehicles crash head to head with lighter ones, the lighter vehicle and its
             passengers usually suffer the most damage because of the difference in weight.
             Statistics show that SUV-to-car accidents are six times more likely to kill
             passengers of smaller vehicles when compared to a regular car-car accident.
             The following chart is from IIHS News Release dated 2-10-98. The left column
             indicates the weight class of the vehicles in the first column of each pair. Column
             1,3, and 5 show the death rates for cars, pick-up trucks, and SUVs of different
             weights; columns 2, 4, 6 show the death rates for the passengers of the other
             Occupant death rates in two-vehicle crashes, 1990-95 model passenger vehicles versus other vehicles (
             Weight Class (lbs) Vehicle crash pairs 1990-1995 Cars Pick-ups SUVs Cars
             Passengers of the lightest cars have tremendously higher death rates. You are
             more safer in a...