Truck Size

Three-point seat belts, air bags and other features may have made small trucks safer. But if you're going to be involved in a crash, your survival odds are still higher in a large vehicle.

Statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) show that your chances of being killed in a small pickup, one with a weight of 3,500 pounds or less, are about 60% greater than if you're in a large pickup.

Likewise, your chances of being killed in a small sport utility, one with a wheelbase of 100 inches or less, are about three and a half times greater than in a large sport utility, one with a wheelbase of 120 inches or more.