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1. it has much higher tendency of losing control+ J& _: {- z1 g/ Q$ G
2. when head-on with another vehicle, its protection for passengers is very poor. + y" M$ _- i6 |, Q1 B# p2 ]+ r$ n) K7 C% q* t) V2 {0 w b
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Police said a 53-year-old man travelling southbound in a pickup truck died after he lost control and veered sideways into the path of a northbound car.- o4 }* q5 G* J
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The driver of the car was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. 5 R5 A7 j* t/ v- B* s3 C& G# ]. l' C7 Y, V+ m" b http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Highways+closed+Fort+McMurray+wintry+blast/7781699/story.html