Irish study finds SUVs pose greater risk to pedestrians
07/10/2005 - 08:19:25Controversial sports utility vehicles (SUVs) pose an increased danger to pedestrians, according to research conducted at Trinity College in Dublin.
The study found that a pedestrian was between two and four times more likely to be killed or seriously injured if struck by an SUV rather than by a normal car.
Those behind the study have called for warnings on all SUVs to inform buyers of the risk they pose to pedestrians.
SUVs, which are hugely popular in the United States, have already been widely criticised due to the environmental damage they cause as a result of their increased fuel consumption.
