US EditionEU Must Cap SUV Hood Heights Urges Report. Crash Test Body Says Not As Simple As That
- Transport & Environment called in 2025 for an EU-wide ban on new vehicles with bonnet heights exceeding 85cm by 2035.
- This proposal responds to the average bonnet height rising from 76.9cm in 2010 to 83.8cm in 2024, driven by growing SUV sales especially in the UK.
- T&E reported that SUVs with elevated front ends create larger areas where drivers cannot see, increasing the risk and severity of collisions; for example, drivers of models like the Ram TRX are unable to spot children up to nine years old standing directly ahead.
- The report highlights that the increasing number of SUVs with elevated front ends is endangering public safety, with children being particularly vulnerable, and calls on lawmakers to take prompt action.
- T&E expects the cap to reduce pedestrian injuries and called for bonnet heights on Vehicle Registration Certificates to inform consumers and influence taxes and parking fees.
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A report by the NGO Transport & Environment points out that the rise of SUVs expands drivers' blind spots and increases the likelihood of harm to people in case of abuse
The higher a bonnet is, the more likely it is, according to a study, that accidents are fatal. Certain cars are therefore particularly dangerous for pedestrians and bicycles.
This is the wish of the NGO Transport and Environment, supported among others by Canopea.
Car Bonnets Becoming Half Centimetre Higher Every Year, Driving Road Safety Fears — Study - CleanTechnica
Drivers of high fronted cars are unable to see children as old as nine, tests find. The bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, on average, driven by the growth in SUV sales, new research finds. The trend is part of the recent phenomenon ... [continued] The post Car Bonnets Becoming Half Centimetre Higher Every Year, Driving Road Safety Fears — Study appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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