High and Mighty: SUVs--The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way

Rating:
Summary: Extremely interesting and well written
Review: When I got this book, I was dubious that it could be interesting. I could believe there was enough info on SUV's to fill a chapter or two, but not a whole book. This book was interesting from start to finish, a lot of fascinating detail on how our political system works, and history of the automobile industry, and it is very engagingly written.

My only warning would be that this book can make just about anyone angry: if you consider yourself an environmentalist, then learning the history of how Detroit and our policiticans are being very short sighted regarding saftey and pollution is infuriating. If, however, you feel that governement regulation has no place regulating industry or you don't believe in global warming, then Bradsher's writing will piss you off, because he very clearly comes down on the side of the environmentalists.