Great article, well worth reading, contains some engineering and statistical data. Does not specifically cite the MINI, but look at what it has to say about the Civic and the Jetta as far as safety goes. Then look at the statistics on truck and SUV deaths, and talk your friends who own them into selling them.

http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_01_12_a_suv.html

By the way, I have an MCS and a Ford Explorer. Guess which one I drive everyday, and which one I drive to the dump?

 

Great find . My reasoning for driving a small, agile car is the same... Why get an SUV to be "safe" if you get in an accident when I have a good chance of avoiding the accident altogether in a MINI.

 

Excellent article. It sums up the SUV mentality well and makes the case for driving.