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Public health measures to protect Londoners from oversized cars

  • Reference: 2025/1799
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 05 June 2025
A BMJ journal, Injury Prevention, published a systematic review into whether sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and light truck vehicles (LTVs) cause more severe injuries to pedestrians and cyclists than passenger cars in the case of a crash, found that a person walking or cycling hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) or light truck vehicle (LTV) is 44 per cent more likely to be fatally injured than if they are hit by a smaller passenger car. If a child is hit by an SUV or LTV, they are 82 per cent more likely to be killed. Have you had any...
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