Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol vehicles, study finds

Re:Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol ... by mytailorisrich on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @04:01AM (#40438463)

I would have liked to see the data on this.

In my experience (UK), EV drivers tend to be in their 30s and 40s because EVs are expensive. So perhaps "younger" than random drivers could be but not young and inexperienced, although there may indeed be a driver's age element in the stats.

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Re:Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol ... by dagw on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @09:04AM (#40440446)

I would have liked to see the data on this

This seems to be the source:

https://www.barriersdirect.co.uk/blog-posts/182-electric-car...

Their methodology is, shall we say, open to interpretations.

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Re:Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol ... by mytailorisrich on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @09:12AM (#40440511)

Thanks!

"16 to 24 years old: 41.59% own an EV"

Hmm, that's odd. My own experience (living in a wealthy area in the South East) is that pretty much 0 young drivers own an EV: It's usually a cheap, old (petrol) banger because insurance is so expensive (and EVs are expensive, too!). Also, in the UK one can only get a full driving license (and drive on their own) at 18.

Personally, I call BS on this number.

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Re:Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol ... by dagw on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @09:25AM (#40440668)

My only possible explanation for the numbers is that a lot of people in that group defined 'owned' as "my parents own one and I sometimes get to drive it"

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