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Higher Vehicle Hoods Increase Pedestrian Deaths
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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Would cattle scoop style front ends save lives? The point would need to be crumply plastic for auto collisions, but i wonder if designing for deflection would legitimately benefit pedestrian collision survivability.
Man people really will jump through hoops to make it possible to change nothing about the design of cities and pedestrain safety. Even these massive trucks could be safer if the roads were better designed to minimizse pedestrian and car conflicts, but those designs often slow cars down so we will never see it in North America.
Also a far better option than a cattle scoop would be downward angled hoods. It would provide a similar effect but also provide better visibility which could help reduce collisions with pedestrians.
Vehicle design prioritizing pedestrian survivability is beneficial regardless of urban design, though admittedly an optimal design will depend on median speed of the vehicle.in pedestrian areas.
Return to retro 1940s rounded truck hoods is honestly an inevitable design shift at some point, as fashion always cycles, but the aerodynamics and fuel efficiency standards are against it.