What consumers have to remember, though, is that while you can pretty much assume your airbags will activate and save you because they’ve been doing that for decades, those pedestrian safety systems? Not quite so reliable. When there isn’t adequate lighting,likely to see that pedestrian, your car is not so great at detecting them, either.It’s always been difficult to get statistics that break down what killed who, or rather, who killed who.
Crash data rarely drills down far enough, and yet, this most recent IIHS study reveals it is this very information that we desperately need.by an average of at least 11 per cent since 2000 and new pickups grew 24 per cent heavier on average from 2000 to 2018,” saysWhen do we stop blaming people using urban roadways for getting in the way of those who are essentially wielding urban assault vehicles?, and 2.1 metres longer than in some SUVs.
“At intersections, the odds that a crash that killed a crossing pedestrian involved a left turn by the vehicle versus no turn were about twice as high for SUVs, nearlyfor pickups as they were for cars. The odds that a crash that killed a crossing pedestrian involved a right turn by the vehicle were alsofor SUVs than for cars,” from the IIHS study, with the emphasis mine.
How can you call this a war on drivers when the ones paying the price are the ones who aren’t even driving?