Amid the ongoing shift to electric and hybrid cars, concerns have been raised that such vehicles may pose more of a safety hazard to pedestrians than fossil-fuelled cars because they are quieter.
Electric and hybrid vehicles are quieter than cars with combustion engines, making them harder to hear, especially in urban areasHybrid and electric cars are more likely to strike pedestrians than petrol or diesel vehicles, particularly in towns and cities, according to an analysis of British road traffic accidents.Data from 32bn miles of battery-powered car travel and 3tn miles of petrol and diesel car trips showed that mile-for-mile electric and hybrid cars were twice as likely to hit...
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.
YOU are twice as likely to be run over by an electric car than a petrol or diesel one because they are too quiet to hear, a study warns. The risk gap was triple in cities where background noise is