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BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 21:28 UTC

Big Killer Cars
As our car sizes grow, new evidence points to pedestrian risk

"A US study of crash data found that for every 10cm increase in front-end height, the risk of pedestrian death increased by 22 per cent, with women, children and seniors more at risk than other people."

"Like the US, the number of pedestrian deaths in Australia has risen in the past five years (after years of trending down), while the fatality rate for passengers inside a vehicle has roughly stabilised."

“If the point of the crush is to the upper part of the pedestrian’s body, and also if the pedestrian doesn’t end up on the bonnet and instead ends up on the ground hitting their head on the concrete, those are elements that can increase the likelihood of fatality."

“These are otherwise survivable crashes that are turning fatal as a result of vehicle design...The big cars have the momentum, and without any change in policy, the momentum is not going to go away."

“Right now, there is no disincentive to go and buy big.” >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/big-cars-linked-to-pedestrian-deaths/107053810
#cars #pedestrians #crashes #MobilityDesign #regulation #motorists #SUVs #sedans #hatchbacks #americanisation #RoadTrauma #RoadFatalities #women #children

#cars #pedestrians #crashes #mobilitydesign #regulation #motorists

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 21:28 UTC

Big Killer Cars
As our car sizes grow, new evidence points to pedestrian risk

"A US study of crash data found that for every 10cm increase in front-end height, the risk of pedestrian death increased by 22 per cent, with women, children and seniors more at risk than other people."

"Like the US, the number of pedestrian deaths in Australia has risen in the past five years (after years of trending down), while the fatality rate for passengers inside a vehicle has roughly stabilised."

“If the point of the crush is to the upper part of the pedestrian’s body, and also if the pedestrian doesn’t end up on the bonnet and instead ends up on the ground hitting their head on the concrete, those are elements that can increase the likelihood of fatality."

“These are otherwise survivable crashes that are turning fatal as a result of vehicle design...The big cars have the momentum, and without any change in policy, the momentum is not going to go away."

“Right now, there is no disincentive to go and buy big.” >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/big-cars-linked-to-pedestrian-deaths/107053810
#cars #pedestrians #crashes #MobilityDesign #regulation #motorists #SUVs #sedans #hatchbacks #americanisation #RoadTrauma #RoadFatalities #women #children

#cars #pedestrians #crashes #mobilitydesign #regulation #motorists

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 21:28 UTC

Big Killer Cars
As our car sizes grow, new evidence points to pedestrian risk

"A US study of crash data found that for every 10cm increase in front-end height, the risk of pedestrian death increased by 22 per cent, with women, children and seniors more at risk than other people."

"Like the US, the number of pedestrian deaths in Australia has risen in the past five years (after years of trending down), while the fatality rate for passengers inside a vehicle has roughly stabilised."

“If the point of the crush is to the upper part of the pedestrian’s body, and also if the pedestrian doesn’t end up on the bonnet and instead ends up on the ground hitting their head on the concrete, those are elements that can increase the likelihood of fatality."

“These are otherwise survivable crashes that are turning fatal as a result of vehicle design...The big cars have the momentum, and without any change in policy, the momentum is not going to go away."

“Right now, there is no disincentive to go and buy big.” >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/big-cars-linked-to-pedestrian-deaths/107053810
#cars #pedestrians #crashes #MobilityDesign #regulation #motorists #SUVs #sedans #hatchbacks #americanisation #RoadTrauma #RoadFatalities #women #children

#children #women #roadfatalities #roadtrauma #americanisation #hatchbacks

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 21:28 UTC

Big Killer Cars
As our car sizes grow, new evidence points to pedestrian risk

"A US study of crash data found that for every 10cm increase in front-end height, the risk of pedestrian death increased by 22 per cent, with women, children and seniors more at risk than other people."

"Like the US, the number of pedestrian deaths in Australia has risen in the past five years (after years of trending down), while the fatality rate for passengers inside a vehicle has roughly stabilised."

“If the point of the crush is to the upper part of the pedestrian’s body, and also if the pedestrian doesn’t end up on the bonnet and instead ends up on the ground hitting their head on the concrete, those are elements that can increase the likelihood of fatality."

“These are otherwise survivable crashes that are turning fatal as a result of vehicle design...The big cars have the momentum, and without any change in policy, the momentum is not going to go away."

“Right now, there is no disincentive to go and buy big.” >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/big-cars-linked-to-pedestrian-deaths/107053810
#cars #pedestrians #crashes #MobilityDesign #regulation #motorists #SUVs #sedans #hatchbacks #americanisation #RoadTrauma #RoadFatalities #women #children

#cars #pedestrians #crashes #mobilitydesign #regulation #motorists

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 21:28 UTC

Big Killer Cars
As our car sizes grow, new evidence points to pedestrian risk

"A US study of crash data found that for every 10cm increase in front-end height, the risk of pedestrian death increased by 22 per cent, with women, children and seniors more at risk than other people."

"Like the US, the number of pedestrian deaths in Australia has risen in the past five years (after years of trending down), while the fatality rate for passengers inside a vehicle has roughly stabilised."

“If the point of the crush is to the upper part of the pedestrian’s body, and also if the pedestrian doesn’t end up on the bonnet and instead ends up on the ground hitting their head on the concrete, those are elements that can increase the likelihood of fatality."

“These are otherwise survivable crashes that are turning fatal as a result of vehicle design...The big cars have the momentum, and without any change in policy, the momentum is not going to go away."

“Right now, there is no disincentive to go and buy big.” >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/big-cars-linked-to-pedestrian-deaths/107053810
#cars #pedestrians #crashes #MobilityDesign #regulation #motorists #SUVs #sedans #hatchbacks #americanisation #RoadTrauma #RoadFatalities #women #children

#cars #pedestrians #crashes #mobilitydesign #regulation #motorists

Dining and Cooking @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 10:23 UTC

Matsumoto’s Okazuya restaurant on Gulick Ave hopes business will thrive during overpass reconstruction | News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/15625/ #constrcution #GulickAvenue #H1Freeway #Hawaii #HawaiiDining #HawaiiFood #HawaiiGroceryStores #HawaiiRestaurants #hidot #honolulu #kalihi #LocalRestaurants #MatsumotosOkazuya #overpass #pedestrians #reconstruction #restrautant #roadwork

#constrcution #gulickavenue #h1freeway #hawaii #hawaiidining #hawaiifood

Dining and Cooking @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 10:23 UTC

Matsumoto’s Okazuya restaurant on Gulick Ave hopes business will thrive during overpass reconstruction | News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/15625/ #constrcution #GulickAvenue #H1Freeway #Hawaii #HawaiiDining #HawaiiFood #HawaiiGroceryStores #HawaiiRestaurants #hidot #honolulu #kalihi #LocalRestaurants #MatsumotosOkazuya #overpass #pedestrians #reconstruction #restrautant #roadwork

#roadwork #restrautant #reconstruction #pedestrians #overpass #matsumotosokazuya

Dining and Cooking @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 10:23 UTC

Matsumoto’s Okazuya restaurant on Gulick Ave hopes business will thrive during overpass reconstruction | News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/15625/ #constrcution #GulickAvenue #H1Freeway #Hawaii #HawaiiDining #HawaiiFood #HawaiiGroceryStores #HawaiiRestaurants #hidot #honolulu #kalihi #LocalRestaurants #MatsumotosOkazuya #overpass #pedestrians #reconstruction #restrautant #roadwork

#constrcution #gulickavenue #h1freeway #hawaii #hawaiidining #hawaiifood

Dining and Cooking @[email protected] · 2026-09-17 · 10:23 UTC

Matsumoto’s Okazuya restaurant on Gulick Ave hopes business will thrive during overpass reconstruction | News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/15625/ #constrcution #GulickAvenue #H1Freeway #Hawaii #HawaiiDining #HawaiiFood #HawaiiGroceryStores #HawaiiRestaurants #hidot #honolulu #kalihi #LocalRestaurants #MatsumotosOkazuya #overpass #pedestrians #reconstruction #restrautant #roadwork

#constrcution #gulickavenue #h1freeway #hawaii #hawaiidining #hawaiifood

AI6YR Ben @[email protected] · 2025-12-09 · 17:45 UTC

"...Hale, an avid city cyclist, has personally painted 14 crosswalks since May, including one at the intersection of South New Hampshire Avenue and 4th Street where a 9-year-old boy was hit and killed.

"I think we want a city that responds to the needs of its people in that sense and prioritizes these things as the way forward," said Hale. "I don't feel L.A. is doing that effectively."..."

#BikeTooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests #CivilDisobedience

#biketooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests

AI6YR Ben @[email protected] · 2025-12-09 · 17:45 UTC

"...Hale, an avid city cyclist, has personally painted 14 crosswalks since May, including one at the intersection of South New Hampshire Avenue and 4th Street where a 9-year-old boy was hit and killed.

"I think we want a city that responds to the needs of its people in that sense and prioritizes these things as the way forward," said Hale. "I don't feel L.A. is doing that effectively."..."

#BikeTooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests #CivilDisobedience

#biketooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests

AI6YR Ben @[email protected] · 2025-12-09 · 17:45 UTC

"...Hale, an avid city cyclist, has personally painted 14 crosswalks since May, including one at the intersection of South New Hampshire Avenue and 4th Street where a 9-year-old boy was hit and killed.

"I think we want a city that responds to the needs of its people in that sense and prioritizes these things as the way forward," said Hale. "I don't feel L.A. is doing that effectively."..."

#BikeTooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests #CivilDisobedience

#biketooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests

AI6YR Ben @[email protected] · 2025-12-09 · 17:45 UTC

"...Hale, an avid city cyclist, has personally painted 14 crosswalks since May, including one at the intersection of South New Hampshire Avenue and 4th Street where a 9-year-old boy was hit and killed.

"I think we want a city that responds to the needs of its people in that sense and prioritizes these things as the way forward," said Hale. "I don't feel L.A. is doing that effectively."..."

#BikeTooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests #CivilDisobedience

#civildisobedience #protests #infrastructure #pedestrians #sidewalks #crosswalks

AI6YR Ben @[email protected] · 2025-12-09 · 17:45 UTC

"...Hale, an avid city cyclist, has personally painted 14 crosswalks since May, including one at the intersection of South New Hampshire Avenue and 4th Street where a 9-year-old boy was hit and killed.

"I think we want a city that responds to the needs of its people in that sense and prioritizes these things as the way forward," said Hale. "I don't feel L.A. is doing that effectively."..."

#BikeTooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests #CivilDisobedience