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SUVs double pedestrians' risk of death (2003)
- enraged_camel 9y agoFTA: >>A pedestrian struck by a large van is three times as likely to die as someone hit by a car at the same speed. Pedestrians struck by large SUVs are twice as likely to die. So why is the article title not "Large vans triple pedestrians' risk of death"?
- 0xcde4c3db 9y agoProbably because ~nobody especially cares about large vans. The SUV, on the other hand, is a cultural icon that represents middle-class prosperity and rugged individualism.
- teej 9y ago[2003]
- colinprince 9y agoedited, thanks
- synicalx 9y agoSUV's are also a fair bit safer for the occupant, especially in side-on collisions at higher speeds where someone in a sedan might end up with a bumper through their temple VS a SUV driver who might just lose a leg.