I think the Escalade is the least of Rob's worries.
Check the class the Escalade is in. Then compare the Escalade to the death traps most "folks" ride around in.
"But drivers of today’s SUVs are among the least likely to die in a crash, the Institute’s latest calculations of driver death rates show."
The Escalade is one of the safest cars you can own. ( If you can afford it. ) I surely would not want to be hit by one though.
http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr4605.pdf
Compare survivability in an Escalade to some of these:
Nissan 350Z 2-door sports car midsize 143 53 90 63
Nissan Titan crew cab 2WD pickup large 126 31 94 81
Chevrolet Aveo 4-door car mini 119 60 60 33
Chevrolet Cobalt 4-door car small 117 63 54 23
Nissan Titan extended cab 2WD pickup large 111 35 77 42
Kia Spectra station wagon small 102 63 39 24
Chevrolet Malibu Classic 4-door car midsize 99 67 32 28
Hyundai Tiburon 2-door car small 96 33 63 22
Nissan Versa 4-door car small 96 36 60 30
Chevrolet Colorado extended cab 2WD pickup small 93 39 54 31
Nissan Titan crew cab 4WD pickup large 92 18 74 68
Kia Rio 4-door car mini 89 64 25 10
Kia Spectra 4-door car small 87 49 38 20
Mazda Miata MX-5 sports car mini 83 62 21 21
Subaru Legacy 4-door car midsize 83 38 45 6
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2-door car midsize 82 31 51 46
Mitsubishi Galant 4-door car midsize 82 16 66 29
Nissan Maxima 4-door car midsize 82 36 46 20
Ford Ranger 2WD pickup small 81 47 34 17
Hyundai Elantra 4-door car small 80 59 21 10
Ford Ranger extended cab 4WD pickup small 79 36 43 27
Toyota Yaris 2-door car mini 79 46 33 7
Nissan Frontier crew cab 2WD pickup small 77 31 46 27
Buick Lucerne 4-door car large 77 54 23 6
Buick LaCrosse 4-door car large 76 37 39 11
Chrysler Sebring 4-door car midsize 76 30 46 15
Who would you nominate for Gov. General of Canada :
1. #RobFord
2. #JianGhomeshi
3. #justinbieber
https://twitter.com/Rob_Hadley/status/530577133584662528