SUV drivers sent chilling warning - but refuse to give up their cars

A new Swansea University study finds SUV drivers remain largely undeterred by pedestrian-safety warnings. Only 3.7 percentage points less likely to trade SUVs for safety vehicles after warnings, and 95 percent still intend to buy SUVs. The 680,000-collision dataset from LSHTM and Imperial College London shows SUVs or light utility vehicles increase overall fatal injury risk by 44 percent, with children 82 percent more likely to die in such crashes, and under age 10 a 130 percent rise. Lead author Ian Walker argues driving choices have become normalized, necessitating stronger interventions, while Elsa Robinson emphasizes the vulnerability of children due to vehicle height.