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FTA: >>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
by enraged_camel 9y ago
FTA:
>>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.