Saying "72% of vehicle sales are trucks and SUVs" in the context of pedestrian safety is highly disingenuous when a huge slice of that is crossovers that are mostly sold globally and conform to European requirements for pedestrian safety.
Hitting one's head on the windshield is/was the source of a lot of the pedestrian injury and fatalities and modern safety requirements try and prevent this outcome.
Would you rather get hit by a'21 CRV or a '95 LeBaron? CRV seems like the obvious choice.
Of course there's a lot more big trucks to hit you on the roads in 2021 but improvements in pretty much every smaller class of vehicle do a lot to balance that out.
Looking at the data I don't see any clear trend that pedestrians are at more risk today than in the past.
Hitting one's head on the windshield is/was the source of a lot of the pedestrian injury and fatalities and modern safety requirements try and prevent this outcome.
Would you rather get hit by a'21 CRV or a '95 LeBaron? CRV seems like the obvious choice.
Of course there's a lot more big trucks to hit you on the roads in 2021 but improvements in pretty much every smaller class of vehicle do a lot to balance that out.
Looking at the data I don't see any clear trend that pedestrians are at more risk today than in the past.
https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/road-users/pedestr...