[supertackyman]

probably has the same origins as why we (americans) call soccer, soccer even though the players wear shoes.

for that matter, why do drag racers wear gender appropriate clothes?

and when was the last time you could go the dealership and but a stock car like in nascar?
probably sometime around the same time that big cars went away in the us in the 1970's

as long as there are still suburbans left on the road, im much more comfortable driving something equal in size as opposed to something that would get crushed.
whenever im in a little car and a big pickup or suv is nearby, i worry that, in case of accident, I could end up loosing very badly.
weight and momentum go a long way towards surviving.
i would rather be in the bigger of the two.