New car technology may be hit or miss during the daytime, but at night, it is almost always hit — and it’s specifically pedestrians who are the victims. Of the pedestrians killed in 2018, 76 percent were hit after dark, according to the NHTSA data. AAA’s test of high-tech detection...
If the pedestrian is standing to the left, the number grows to 95% - the driver will almost always hit the pedestrian. Switching from dark clothing to a white vest markedly improved visibility. Drivers then detected pedestrians on the right at about 300 feet and pedestrians on the left at ...
Moreover, the study found that the risk of serious injury is higher for pedestrians and cyclists who are aged over 65 years [6]. An additional research effort tried to assess the risk of injury or fatality resulting from pedestrian–bicycle collisions; the findings indicate that the probability...