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Large, heavy cars give their drivers a sense of safety. In the event of accidents, the risk usually lies with the opponents of the accident. It does not help that the bonnets get higher and higher.
Higher car bonnets putting pedestrians at risk
Higher car bonnets are a threat to road safety, with tests finding that drivers of certain SUVs can’t see children as old as nine right in front of their cars. […] The post Higher car bonnets putting pedestrians at risk first appeared on Bodyshop Magazine.
The growing popularity of larger cars such as SUVs is pushing up bonnets in Europe, increasing risks for pedestrians, especially children, a report by the European Federation for Transport and the Environment (T&E) concludes. A higher front end reduces drivers’ visibility of small children directly in front of the car.
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