vividspecter@lemm.ee to Aussie Enviro@aussie.zone · 8 months agoCouncils from Paris to the Yarra want to use parking fees to clamp down on big SUVs. What are they doing and will they succeed?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkCouncils from Paris to the Yarra want to use parking fees to clamp down on big SUVs. What are they doing and will they succeed?www.theguardian.comvividspecter@lemm.ee to Aussie Enviro@aussie.zone · 8 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarevividspecter@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 months agoSome bullet points from the linked study: Children are eight times more likely to die when struck by a SUV compared to children struck by a passenger car. Passenger cars are underrepresented in fatal pedestrian and pedal-cyclist fatalities. SUVs struck 14.7% of the pedestrians and pedal-cyclists studied, but were involved in 25.4% of the fatalities. Blacks are overrepresented as pedestrian and pedal-cyclist crash victims. Hospital charges are highest among those struck by pickup trucks, and those aged 65 and older. Regulatory interventions may help reduce the harm caused to human bodies by large motor vehicles. But yeah, perhaps a quick summary in the main article would have been helpful.
Some bullet points from the linked study:
Children are eight times more likely to die when struck by a SUV compared to children struck by a passenger car.
Passenger cars are underrepresented in fatal pedestrian and pedal-cyclist fatalities.
SUVs struck 14.7% of the pedestrians and pedal-cyclists studied, but were involved in 25.4% of the fatalities.
Blacks are overrepresented as pedestrian and pedal-cyclist crash victims.
Hospital charges are highest among those struck by pickup trucks, and those aged 65 and older.
Regulatory interventions may help reduce the harm caused to human bodies by large motor vehicles.
But yeah, perhaps a quick summary in the main article would have been helpful.