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A person is 11% more likely to die in a crash inside an SUV than a regular saloon.

Was “sedan” meant here and not “saloon”?

Try as I might, I can’t think of why anyone would want to compare SUV’s to a western drinking establishment of a bygone era. Although I do see how being in a saloon at the wrong time would have also come with it’s own deadly risks.

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Was “sedan” meant here and not “saloon”?

They don’t use the term on some of the colonies, but in the King’s English, saloon is a term for a luxury sedan.

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Okay that’s actually pretty cool, thanks.

Just now checked with my Kiwi wife. She’s filling me in now with examples.

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It’s funny because you could have checked this yourself by just searching “saloon car” but you chose to be rude instead.

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Did they change their comment since you replied or something? I’m just nosy and their comment doesn’t seem very rude lol

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Wild. I wouldn’t have made it there without the help from helpful folks like yourself.

When I searched DDG in “saloon” just now, the extracted summary was this:

A place where alcoholic drinks are sold and drunk; a tavern. A large room or hall for receptions, public entertainment, or exhibitions. The officers’ dining and social room on a cargo ship.

When I searched on “regular saloon” I get this as the first hit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedan_(automobile)

I wouldn’t have thought to search on “saloon car” as others have suggested.

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