An analysis of British road traffic accidents in a recent study concluded that battery electric vehicles and hybrids are significantly more likely to strike pedestrians than gas or diesel vehicles.
“Electric cars are a hazard to pedestrians because they are less likely to be heard than petrol or diesel cars,” Phil Edwards, first author on the study and professor of epidemiology and statistics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine told The Guardian. “The government needs to mitigate these risks if they are going to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars.” “If you’re moving to an electric car, remember it’s a new kind of vehicle,” Edwards continued.
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