It's not that SUVs are bad. It's just that the evidence is not so clear that they are obviously superior.

In 1999 ... booster seats were used by only 5 percent of 4- to 8-year-olds. By the middle of last year, that figure stood at just over 30 percent. That is great news. But there remains much room for improvement.

There's no net advantage for kids in SUVs than kids in passenger cars. I suspect that will run counter to most peoples' assumptions.

SUVs are becoming more popular as family vehicles because they can accommodate multiple child safety seats and their larger size may lead parents to believe SUVs are safer than passenger cars.

We assumed, as I think most consumers do, that because of the larger size and heavier weight of the SUVs, that they would naturally be safer.

Children riding in SUVs were no safer in crashes than those riding in passenger cars.