Reasons % }) l1 ^/ o: ~ w- A: k' n2 O3 _1. it has much higher tendency of losing control/ p5 a* L& g% G& u4 P% @; |! Y
2. when head-on with another vehicle, its protection for passengers is very poor. * s5 ?; X" S) ^# ^, k) C3 e+ R( ~8 p) _0 P
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Police said a 53-year-old man travelling southbound in a pickup truck died after he lost control and veered sideways into the path of a northbound car. ' U K# l5 P7 y% R% d5 o) c4 Z* ?
The driver of the car was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. : S/ n( t! l7 p8 T w4 S2 ~- |$ T9 y: l% b' ]1 x) p" ~4 r# } http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Highways+closed+Fort+McMurray+wintry+blast/7781699/story.html