If you feel like there are many more big cars on the road, you’d be right… Data collected by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 53% of all new vehicles sold in Oz last year were SUVs – aka the ‘sports utility vehicle’ that helps drivers who like tackling off-road-driving and the school dropoff with the same level of confidence… That share has almost doubled over the past decade. Tony Weber from the FCAI says SUVs are great because they can take you from the shopping mall carpark to towing a boat, but safety experts point to higher risks to pedestrians and other drivers. But SUVs aren’t the only big new vehicles on our roads in significant numbers – 4WDs and light commercial vehicles (including utes) have also dominated. In fact, the highest-selling model in 2022 was the Toyota Hilux. We’re a long way from 10 years ago when the top-selling vehicle was the Toyota Corolla…