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STUDY: Children are 8 times more likely to be killed in crashes involving SUVs/pick-ups than regular cars. Altogether, SUVs/pickups account for 38% of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities.
Jan 16, 2023 at 2:33pmWeb
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From the study: β€œBlacks are also found to be overrepresented as pedestrian and pedalcyclist crash victims"

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022437522000810?via%3Dihub

Show threadTransitBikerJan 16, 2023
@straphanger https://thenib.com/height-of-folly/
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Super-tall cars are endangering kids.

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Show threadAaronJan 16, 2023
@straphanger how do we even fix this with all the huge cars on the road and new small cars increasingly harder to find? I’m planning to sell my car this year and go bike-only but honestly the biggest thing holding me back is that if I ended up needing a car again I don’t think I could find something as small as my Nissan Juke.
Show threadCed LedesmaJan 16, 2023
@straphanger IMHO the real problem is that our current society is too car-centric.