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The headline seems to be lying. I quote the article: “ The rate of pedestrian deaths has been increasing recently, even as driver/passenger deaths have fallen.”
by RegnisGnaw 5y ago
The headline seems to be lying. I quote the article: “ The rate of pedestrian deaths has been increasing recently, even as driver/passenger deaths have fallen.”
So it seems to be safer for the passengers and drivers. The link makes no defence to not making the driver safer.
- jeffbee 5y agoThe abstract says "I find no evidence that the shift towards larger vehicles improved aggregate motorist safety." That driver deaths have fallen doesn't imply SUVs caused them to fall. Occupant safety has improved across all vehicle types.
- 908B64B197 5y agoAre people also less healthy than they were, on average, 20 years ago? For instance, obesity and its associated illnesses won't make recovering from a crash easier.
- ceejayoz 5y agoIf the driver/passenger death rate has dropped similarly in, say, Toyota Corollas and Mini Coopers - which I suspect is the case - the article's headline remains accurate.
- Supermancho 5y agoThe headline is inaccurate, that is correct. The term "lying" doesn't make sense here. There's plenty of data that larger vehicles make the driver safer...which is common sense. eg the number of tank drivers that die in accidents when in a tank. https://www.iihs.org/ratings/driver-death-rates-by-make-and-model https://www.iihs.org/ratings/driver-death-rates-by-make-and-...