Why SUVs And Touchscreens Are Raising Crash Risks
About this episode
The episode discusses the rising crash risks associated with SUVs and touchscreens, featuring insights from Caroline Cash of the GHSA.
A pedestrian crash is not just “bad luck” anymore, it is the predictable result of bigger vehicles, faster streets, and nonstop distraction. We sit down with Caroline Cash from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) to unpack what state highway safety offices are seeing right now and what changes can actually reduce traffic deaths in the United States. We get into the uncomfortable design reality behind modern SUVs and light trucks: higher hoods and blunt front ends change where a p...
People in this episode
Hosts: Don Armstrong, Michael Marrs, Jeff Dziekan
Guest: Caroline Cash
Topics covered
- SUVs
- traffic safety
- pedestrian crashes
- distraction
- vehicle design
Keywords
- SUVs
- traffic deaths
- pedestrian safety
- distraction
- vehicle design
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Governors Highway Safety Association
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