No surprise here.
We are unlikely to see any changes in the front ends of SUVs with this administration. This is a well known hazard. The high blunt front ends of the 'standard' SUV hits pedestrians from shoulder to knee and then pushed them under the vehicle.
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/366715/suvs-twice-lethal-child-pedestrians-crash
SUVs are more likely to cause death or injury when hitting a pedestrian than regular passenger cars – that’s according to a recent study by Imperial College London and the London School of Medicine and Tropical Hygiene which analysed a sample of over 600,000 road collisions that occurred over the past 35 years.
Researchers found that being hit by an SUV or a light transport vehicle (LTV), such as a pick-up truck or van, is 44 per cent more likely to result in a fatal injury than being hit by a traditional car. This rises to 82 per cent for children in general and 130 per cent for those aged under 10.
The increase is also apparent, if not by quite as much, when talking about less severe injuries. Researchers found that the chance of a slight injury increased by 24 per cent for adults and 28 per cent for children when they are hit by this type of vehicle.
Nevertheless, the trend is clear, with University investigators pointing towards the dimensions of SUVs as an aggravating factor, namely their “taller, blunter front-end”. Assistant Professor at the LSHTM and senior author of the study, Anna Goodman, described how the explosion in popularity of SUVs “threatens to undermine all the road safety gains being made on other fronts”.
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Can't see the 🛟 lifebuoy 🛟 in front. I be getting some of these "fenders" (that's the term, exactly) soon.
And have a great poopdeck!