slothrop@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL the number of pedestrians killed by drivers in the U.S. rose by 70 percent between 2010 and 2023archive.isexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkTIL the number of pedestrians killed by drivers in the U.S. rose by 70 percent between 2010 and 2023archive.isslothrop@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39388453 xposted but original link (wapo) has been replaced w/archive.is
minus-squareBlaster M@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·4 days agoCars were heavier in the 1970s and before. The fuel crisis put everyone on a diet. A good study would reveal the actual cause of this, but I suspect it is the SUV boom - they’re tall, boxy, and have very poor visibility rhese days.
minus-squareFlic@mstdn.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 days ago@Blaster_M @LodeMike “a pedestrian or cyclist is 44% more likely to be killed if they’re struck by an SUV rather than a passenger car. The situation is even worse for younger victims – a child struck by a SUV is 82% more likely to be killed than a child struck by a passenger car.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2025/05/07/suvs-make-traffic-worse-and-are-more-dangerous-than-cars/
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoCars meaning smaller motor vehicles including SUVs
Cars are also heavier.
Cars were heavier in the 1970s and before. The fuel crisis put everyone on a diet. A good study would reveal the actual cause of this, but I suspect it is the SUV boom - they’re tall, boxy, and have very poor visibility rhese days.
@Blaster_M @LodeMike “a pedestrian or cyclist is 44% more likely to be killed if they’re struck by an SUV rather than a passenger car. The situation is even worse for younger victims – a child struck by a SUV is 82% more likely to be killed than a child struck by a passenger car.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2025/05/07/suvs-make-traffic-worse-and-are-more-dangerous-than-cars/
Cars meaning smaller motor vehicles including SUVs