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75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why (www.thedrive.com)
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[โ€“] titanicx@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They are very rarely getting side swipped and dragged to death like this. And those lug covers aren't causing issues.

[โ€“] Jiral@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Low hood regular cars make people fall unto the hood. Tall, vertical SUV hoods rather lead to people being pushed under the car in case of a front collision. The latter is much more deadly.

Metal spikes or other stuff extending sideways outwards is obviously a danger towards others and wildly illegal in civilised countries for a reason.