farcaster@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoHigher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study findsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1931arrow-down112
arrow-up1919arrow-down1external-linkHigher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study findsarstechnica.comfarcaster@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squareoatscoop@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 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.