Taller hoods are a major contributor to crashes that kill pedestrians.

"More evidence is piling up that extra-tall vehicle hoods, increasingly common on American trucks and SUVs, are more dangerous to pedestrians."

"...Data from the 1990s found that a pedestrian hit by a light truck was two to three times more likely to be killed, with another study finding that light trucks were twice as likely to injure a pedestrian than a car, especially at low speed.” >>
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/01/127196-study-zeroes-dangers-taller-vehicles
#pedestrians #cars #SUVS #PickupTrucks #PedestrianFatalities #PedestrianDeaths #regulation
Image: Tall vehicle hood mingling with toddler and pram, Bellingen

Die 10 besten #Elektro- #SUVs unter 40.000 Euro im Jahr 2026!

Der Markt für Elektro-SUVs verändert sich schneller als je zuvor. In diesem Video vergleichen wir die zehn besten vollelektrischen SUVs unter vierzigtausend Euro für das Jahr zweitausendsechsundzwanzig.

Mit dabei sind:

Kia EV drei
Škoda Elroq
Renault Scénic E-Tech Electric
Toyota C-HR Plus
XPENG G sechs
Leapmotor B zehn
BYD Atto drei
Leapmotor C zehn
Hyundai Kona Electric
Opel Frontera Electric

@MotorKunst

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4n14vFFbsOY

#BMW iX3 vs. #XPENG #G6:

#China fordert #Deutschland heraus.

In diesem Video vergleiche ich den BMW iX3 50 xDrive mit dem XPENG G6 AWD Performance. Zwei starke #Elektro- #SUVs treten gegeneinander an: deutscher Premium-Anspruch gegen moderne China-Technik. Ich schaue mir Design, Innenraum, Fahrgefühl, Leistung, Alltagstauglichkeit, Verbrauch und Preis-Leistung an und kläre die Frage: Welcher Elektro-SUV ist am Ende die bessere Wahl...

#ELEKTROBAYS

@ELEKTROBAYS

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nZrzu8kzPHk

Viele 🚗 🚚 🚗 treffen sich gerade auf der A3: Nürnberg -> Passau, zwischen 3.0 km hinter Spitzig Berg und 3.6 km vor Kühberg und blockieren die #Autobahn.

Die #Autos demonstrieren für mehr #Frauen am Steuer! 👩‍🦰 #Männer verursachen laut Statistiken deutlich mehr schwere #Verkehrsunfälle, oft durch #Rasen, #Alkohol 🍷 oder riskantes #Fahrverhalten. Überdimensionierte #SUVs und eine männlich geprägte #Verkehrspolitik verstärken die Gefahr für #Radverkehr und #Fußgänger. 🚴‍♂️ (Quelle: TAZ)

Viele 🚗 🚚 🚗 treffen sich gerade auf der A3: Nürnberg -> Passau, zwischen 3.0 km hinter Spitzig Berg und 3.6 km vor Kühberg und blockieren die #Autobahn.

Eine Gruppe #Kleinwagen feiert, dass in #Paris Besucher mit schweren #SUVs ab Oktober 2024 deutlich höhere #Parkgebühren zahlen müssen. Eine Stunde #Parken im #Stadtzentrum kostet 18 Euro, für sechs Stunden sind es 225 Euro. Betroffen sind schwere #Verbrenner-, Hybrid- und #Elektroautos. (Quelle: Standard)
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000238860/wer-mit-einem-suv-sechs-stunden-im-pariser-zentrum-parken-will-zahlt-nun-225-euro

On a Scale of Toughest to Wimpiest

It is overwhelmingly agreed that motorcyclists are tough as nails. They brave traffic with nothing to protect themselves but helmets and leather jackets. Every car on the road has a weight and hardness advantage over a motorcyclist.

We don’t want to see the motorcyclists get killed, so in the spring there is always messaging to be on the lookout for motorcycles. Usually in car/motorcycle accidents, the motorcyclist is severely hurt – even possibly fatally. While the car driver, with their airbags and crumpling architecture, can usually walk away from the accident.

But car drivers in their turn, are tougher than minivan drivers. The heavier minivan usually survives more of the crash while most of the danger of loss of life comes from the car driver and their passengers.

Then can we all agree that the wimpiest drivers on the road are pickup truck drivers and SUV drivers? They are in the safest vehicles of all except for big commercial trucks, snowplows, road graters etc. all of which demand a better licence. Usually these other drivers drive a car, minivan, SUV, pickup truck or motorcycle on their own time.

But wait one moment. If the motorcyclist wants to be tougher than nails, They can simply take off their helmet and leather jacket. So wouldn’t they be tougher than anyone else on the road? Not so fast.

Bicyclists share the road, too, in lots of parts of the city. Slowly we are building more bicycle infrastructure but for now, they’re half the time on road with the SUVs and all the bigger vehicles. Have you compared bicycle helmets with motorcycle helmets? The motorcycle helmets seem quite a bit more substantial. And cyclists almost never wear a leather jacket.

If motorcyclists are as tough as nails, bicyclists are as tough as titanium nails.

But pedestrians are the toughest of all. They have no safety equipment except for their clothes. Yes they have their own lanes, better known as sidewalks, but still have to cross other traffic.

Are jaywalkers the toughest type of traffic of all? With no equipment of any kind for their safety, they cross against all kinds of traffic without any laws to protect them if they get it wrong.

Jaywalkers are as tough as diamonds. Diamonds are the toughest of all substances known to man. SUV drivers should look on in awe, instead of honking their horns like wimps, when they see the jaywalkers.