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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social

“Here’s what we found: Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”

theconversation.comBig US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves itPedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.

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Steve Alkire
@sea008.bsky.social

Penalties for violating the traffic laws should be on a sliding scale based on the mass of the vehicle being operated at the time of the violation. The greater the mass, the greater the penalty. IMHO

Pye
@pyewhite.bsky.social

I've had to default to giving them the right of way, no matter what. So many of them drive like they own the road that I have to really pay attention to defensive driving. That goes for both western and middle US.

Tony C
@cherolis.bsky.social

Meanwhile I'm spending most of my time dealing with e-moto and e-bike pearl clutching. That's not the carnage. That's not what's killing folks.

Cycling Commuter
@cycling-commuter.bsky.social

That makes huge, heavy city buses with huge blind spots & high grills far more lethal to pedestrians & cyclists than microcars with low grilles during off-peak hours. Especially late at night when bus drivers are tired at the end of their shift. Traffic congestion is not an issue during off-peak.

S Walker 🇨🇦 🍁🚲
@stuw22.bsky.social

This is good work. But I do wonder about the contribution the approach to sharing the road by those with a need to drive these vehicles might be. Many of them around here look angry and aggressive (the vehicles too). “RAM” is a dead giveaway!

Ozz 🇪🇺
@ozzeu.bsky.social

In fact *nobody* ~needs~ to own an SUV. The (quite small) fraction of car owners who really need to go off-road need proper 4x4 vehicles anyway. Everybody else should be fine using what was considered a “normal” car a few decades ago. Of course including today’s safety features.