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

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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