SUVs are pushed by manufacturers due to their relative lack of regulation in the US, and so the more money they can make from them. Safety and car seat sizes have nothing to do with it.
Why do you feel the need to tell me I didn't read the comment? I did, and my comment was my response.
> That the market has cars bug enough for him, and the reasons for providing it, are not germane to his comment.
Did you watch the video? If the response to "why are cars so big now" is "because kids" then I think it's relevant to point out that that's not why they're big, and that we somehow manage to have 3 backseats and non-tank sized SUVs in Europe just fine.
https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo