Big trucks and SUVs, especially those with flat front ends, aren’t just more intimidating to look at, they are genuinely deadlier for pedestrians, according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Part of it is that people who are terrible drivers know they’re bad and drive huge vehicles to feel safer for when they inevitably hit something. SUV and truck drivers are also more far more likely to go out of their way to hit animals as well, so they’d care less about hitting people in the first place.
Part of it is that people who are terrible drivers know they’re bad and drive huge vehicles to feel safer for when they inevitably hit something. SUV and truck drivers are also more far more likely to go out of their way to hit animals as well, so they’d care less about hitting people in the first place.