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Higher levels of background noise means those living in cities and towns are at greater risk of accidents involving electric cars, which tend to be quieter than traditional vehicles.
Pedestrians are twice as likely to be hit by an electric or hybrid-electric car than a petrol or diesel car, according to an analysis of data on collisions in Great Britain.The study, carried out by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), analysed Road Safety Data (STATS19) datasets which hold all reports of pedestrians injured by collisions with cars or taxis in Great Britain between 2013 and 2017.
Electric cars kill pedestrians at double the rate of petrol or diesel vehicles, a study in a BMJ journal has found.
This is the moment Lesly Arobleda, 17, was killed in Cartagena, Colombia on October 31 after her boyfriend rode his motorcycle over a sidewalk and crashed into a car.
The inaugural Kofi Annan Road Safety Award ceremony was held in Accra, Ghana on March 16th 2022. The award is organized by the Government of Ghana, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Secretariat of the United-Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety and supported by the Kofi Annan Foundation.