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America’s Bigger Trucks, SUVs Are Making Streets Deadlier for Pedestrians

*Pedestrian deaths in the United States have climbed 75 percent since 2009, and a new analysis suggests the vehicles on American roads are a major reason why. A joint investigation by The New York Times and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that trucks and SUVs have grown significantly larger, taller and heavier over …

America’s Bigger Trucks, SUVs Are Making Streets Deadlier for Pedestrians

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*Pedestrian deaths in the United States have climbed 75 percent since 2009, and a new analysis suggests the vehicles on American roads are a major reason why.

A joint investigation by The New York Times and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that trucks and SUVs have grown significantly larger, taller and heavier over …

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*Pedestrian deaths in the United States have climbed 75 percent since 2009, and a new analysis suggests the vehicles on American roads are a major reason why. A joint investigation by The New York Times and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that trucks and SUVs have grown significantly larger, taller and heavier over …

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