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The big problem with bigger cars.

The number of pedestrians killed each year has increased by about 75 percent since 2009, and large pickups and SUVs — which have taller hoods and bigger blind zones — are contributing to rising fatalities. This interactive deepdive from The New York Times examines the growing risks of having bigger vehicles on US roads.

A graph showing US pedestrian deaths since 1980.
The New York Times estimates that “about 200 to 400 pedestrians a year would not have died if vehicles had remained approximately the same size over the past quarter-century.”
Image: The New York Times
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