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The article splits out stats for urban and rural areas for all vehicle types. Notably all vehicle types become more dangerous in urban areas but even buses on
by twblalock 4y ago
The article splits out stats for urban and rural areas for all vehicle types.
Notably all vehicle types become more dangerous in urban areas but even buses on rural roads are more dangerous than light trucks on urban roads.
- Symbiote 4y agoThanks, I had not scrolled that far down. Buses have flat fronts (at least to a typical chest/head height), so they're terrible for pedestrian collisions. The typical American school bus from 2002 is horrendous -- huge blind spots, a high chassis, and the typical user being well below adult height. To European eyes, they look like some sort of off-road military transport vehicle. Though other than buses, I think the paper supports the video: > The increased risk associated with light trucks is attributed to several factors: their greater mass; greater vehicle speed of collision with pedestrians, and their front end design.