farcastertoNews@lemmy.world·9 months agoHigher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds(arstechnica.com)external-linkarrow-up1936arrow-down112message-square170fedilink
arrow-up1924arrow-down1external-linkHigher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds(arstechnica.com)farcastertoNews@lemmy.world·9 months agomessage-square170fedilink
minus-squareoatscoopEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkThey also seriously injure the people they do hit. A car tends to hit low and send people onto the hood. A truck hits high (head and torso injuries) and knocks people to the ground where they get run over.
They also seriously injure the people they do hit.
A car tends to hit low and send people onto the hood. A truck hits high (head and torso injuries) and knocks people to the ground where they get run over.