Contrast those stories to the one in the Journal today about "bike friendly" cities in Europe. They seem to have it right. You might break a bone riding your bike drunk, but you're not going to run over a group of kids. There is no real reason why NYC, for example, a flat, congested city perfect for bike riders, could not start becoming a bike friendly city.
 

I'm not trying to defend SUVs here--I certainly don't drive one and have always resented them for many reasons, not least of which is because they're often a pathetic status simple. But, Rich, these examples suck. In the case of the woman tragically losing her baby, I'd be furious if someone suggested it was my fault for buying an SUV. Maybe her elbow's fault, maybe the hill's fault, but a Ford Taurus would've been equally susceptible to gravity, and I don't believe the child would've survived being run over by any type of vehicle, even a hybrid.

Same goes for the car that jumped the curb. You don't think an out-of-control car has a little more to do with the driver? And, unfortunately, you're right about the Cards pitcher, he was talking on his cell phone and he was drunk (and high possibly).

Please reserve your rather heartless judgement for the roll-over stories (there are plenty of them).