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IIHS Analysis Shows Heavy Pickups Kill More Other Drivers While Small Cars Carry Higher Occupant Death Rates

IIHS model-level analysis links vehicle mass, safety technology, driver behavior with rising EV curb weights to opposite fatality patterns across models.

Bigger Trucks and SUVs Linked to 75% Rise in U.S. Pedestrian Deaths