Study Reveals Children Face Nearly Double the Risk of Fatality When Struck by SUVs Compared to Cars
Recent research has revealed a startling statistic: pedestrians and cyclists face a 44% higher risk of fatality when struck by an SUV or similarly sized vehicle compared to a traditional car. Alarmingly, this figure escalates to 82% for children, according to the analysis from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in collaboration with Imperial College London.
This extensive study examined over 680,000 road collisions recorded over the past 35 years. By comparing injury severity among pedestrians and…