TLDR: SUVs cause traffic jams.
Actual study (full article): The rise of trucks and the fall of throughput by Yang Gao & David Levinson
TLDR: SUVs cause traffic jams.
Actual study (full article): The rise of trucks and the fall of throughput by Yang Gao & David Levinson
Well, it depends, my Sonata, a 4 door sedan, is 16’1", while my Sorento, a SUV, is 15’9"
Yeah I think the article should differentiate large SUVs vs small ones. Many smaller SUVs are shorter in length than most midsized cars.
Mostly because a lot of them are just compact cars with a lift kit.
Yeah, my “SUV” and my wife’s sedan take up almost exactly the same footprint.