They kept mentioning safety issues being a factor; I wish they had at least mentioned some of them. It could’ve helped spread that information and taught people something.
To be fair the first time they mention “safety impacts” the words “safety impacts” is actually a link to a study on the subject. It would be better to include a brief summation since no one is going to pause reading an article in the first paragraph to read a study.
They kept mentioning safety issues being a factor; I wish they had at least mentioned some of them. It could’ve helped spread that information and taught people something.
To be fair the first time they mention “safety impacts” the words “safety impacts” is actually a link to a study on the subject. It would be better to include a brief summation since no one is going to pause reading an article in the first paragraph to read a study.
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.