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I'm not so sure about that, Joe. Crumple zones, impact absorbing and dispersal technology and other advances, many developed from racing technologies, have really played havoc with the size/safety equation. A case in point...

I know mitch, it just doesn't seem to make sense. But, I see these accidents too often to discount. Your case in point is a good one, but I have also seen just the opposite.
My favorite would have to be the multiple vehicle pileup outside of Sacramento. A long line of unrecognizable demolished vehicles with a un damaged 1960 Plymouth, driven by an old lady, right smack in the middle.

Crumple zone technology is great...on a race car. It doesn't work as well as claimed on a heavier road vehicle.

The reason more people survive crashes today is because of modern medical response. We now have paramedics and medevac helicopters. Prior to the Viet Nam war, we had minimum wage ambulance drivers and no paramedics at all. If you were in an accident on the highway, your odds of surviving until medical help arrived were not as good as today.

Our safety experts of today ignore this. Keep your SUV, it may save your life!