Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians (www.iihs.org)
Higher point of impact makes SUV crashes more dangerous for cyclists (www.iihs.org)
Ground-impact injuries — a frequent cause of head injuries — were more than twice as common in SUV crashes than those involving cars, the study showed. The findings follow earlier IIHS research that showed SUVs are more lethal than cars to pedestrians despite design changes that have made them less dangerous to other...
