The IIHS says a 'small increase in crash speed can really ramp up the danger to a pedestrian,' and our penchant for big vehicles 'has intensified that effect.'
Researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety who looked back at data on more than 200 vehicle-pedestrian crashes in the U.S. say Americans' preference for large, tall vehicles is compounding the risks of serious injury to pedestrians associated with higher-speed crashes.
'For example, it said that when a median-height pickup, with a front end about 13 inches higher than most cars, hits a pedestrian at 27 mph, there's a 83% chance of moderate injury and a 62% chance of serious injury, compared to 60% and a 30% respectively if the vehicle involved in the crash is a median-height car.'Although SUVs are a growing share of the market in Europe, the passenger vehicle fleet there has long been dominated by cars.
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