
America’s appetite for big pickup trucks and SUVs is killing us.

On Thursday, three people - including a child - died in a fiery crash at the intersection of the I-15/US-95 on-ramp.

Dozens gathered throughout the day Wednesday at a Las Vegas intersection to remember two teenage girls who were fatally struck by a suspected drunken driver Monday night.

Records show that eight of the 28 pedestrian fatalities in 2020 involved drivers who fled the scene, according to Erin Breen, coordinator for the Traffic Safety Coalition at ºÚÁÏÍø, which researches pedestrian deaths.
Drivers of expensive cars are less likely to yield for pedestrians in ºÚÁÏÍø study. Researchers also found that motorists overall yielded less frequently for men and non-whites.
Nevada study finds that every thousand bucks of added value decreases the odds of yielding to pedestrians by three percent.

Running red lights. Dodging in and out of traffic. Or racing fast ahead—only to get to the next stoplight.
A new study in the Journal of Transportation and Health, unearthed by the dweebs at Car and Driver, suggests drivers of higher-cost cars were less likely to yield to pedestrians at a mid-block crosswalk.
Most American drivers don't yield when a pedestrian crosses the street, but drivers of expensive cars are some of the worst offenders, according to a new study out of the US.

Most drivers don't yield when a pedestrian crosses the street, but drivers of expensive cars are some of the worst offenders, according to a new study.

If you drive an expensive vehicle, odds are you are less than courteous to pedestrians.
Researchers have uncovered some disturbing attitudes towards pedestrians — and it seems owners of luxury cars are the worst offenders.