farcaster@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoHigher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study findsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1837arrow-down112
arrow-up1825arrow-down1external-linkHigher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study findsarstechnica.comfarcaster@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square132fedilink
minus-squareoatscoop@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 months agoThey also seriously injure the people they do hit. A car tends to hit low and send people onto the hood. A truck hits high (head and torso injuries) and knocks people to the ground where they get run over.
They also seriously injure the people they do hit.
A car tends to hit low and send people onto the hood. A truck hits high (head and torso injuries) and knocks people to the ground where they get run over.