Electric and hybrid vehicles, though beneficial to the environment due to fewer emissions, are more likely to hit pedestrians than fossil fuel vehicles due to their quieter engines in urban areas.
Electric and hybrid vehicles were found to be more than twice as likely to strike pedestrians compared to vehicles running on fossil fuels, as their quietness can go unnoticed in noisy urban environments.
In a study analyzing pedestrian accidents in the UK, electric and hybrid vehicles accounted for only 2% of incidents but were found to have double the rate of collisions when adjusted for the number of vehicles on the road.
Despite the benefits of reduced air pollution, more efforts are needed to mitigate the risks electric and hybrid vehicles pose to pedestrians, especially in urban settings, according to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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