- cross-posted to:
- evs@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- evs@lemmy.world
Cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/20086798
During 2013–2017, casualty rates per 100 million miles were 5.16 (95% CI 4.92 to 5.42) for E- HE vehicles and 2.40 (95%CI 2.38 to 2.41) for ICE vehicles, indicating that collisions were twice as likely (RR 2.15; 95% CI 2.05 to 2.26) with E-HE vehicles. Poisson regression found no evidence that E-HE vehicles were more dangerous in rural environments (RR 0.91; 95% CI 0.74 to 1.11); but strong evidence that E-HE vehicles were three times more dangerous than ICE vehicles in urban environments (RR 2.97; 95% CI 2.41 to 3.7). Sensitivity analyses of missing data support main findings.
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Because of how much quieter they are?
One plausible explanation for our results is that background ambient noise levels differ between urban and rural areas, causing electric vehicles to be less audible to pedestrians in urban areas. Such differences may impact on safety because pedestrians usually hear traffic approaching and take care to avoid any collision, which is more difficult if they do not hear electric vehicles.
Put a bell on them, works for cats.
I’ve never been struck by a cat in a crosswalk so this suggestion checks out.
This is why I want an electric car that makes a jet turbine noise like the cars do in sci-fi movies.
EVs being quieter than ICE cars is a blessing imho. I’m not completely against having them emit additional sound for safety but please let it still be quieter than an ICE.
So you don’t want a 126db electric car?
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/business/dodge-electric-muscle-car/index.html
Anecdotally, I’ve heard some newer EVs emit a sort of whirring sound when they are moving slowly to alert pedestrians.
I have heard this as well. IMO it’s much too quiet still. I want like, an actual jet engine whine but at maybe 65-70 decibels.
No thanks, electric vehicles being quiet is a bonus.
Now if they had the forward sensors made a moderate lebel honking noise when a potential collision with a oedestrian is detected, that would be great.
Damn that is a huge effect size… I am shocked, especially given safety features that now exist on newer cars (unless they normalized for car age).
especially given safety features that now exist on newer cars
Do note that the dataset that they used is from 2013-2017.
Interesting. When did they start adding noise to low speed EVs? I wonder how this analysis would look for newer vehicles.
Skill issue.
How do you mean?
Gotta wear your headphones to hear the footsteps bro.
wat
The most fun way to solve this problem is to give EVs huge subwoofers and make them play funky ass beats in pedestrian areas.
Already the case in europe. There are fake motor noise loud speakers to make evs noticable.
Pedestrians are faced with a choice: Funky-ass beats or funky ass-beats!
Extremely misleading title there, OP
More pedestrians are injured in Great Britain by petrol and diesel cars than by electric cars, but compared with petrol and diesel cars, electric cars pose a greater risk to pedestrians and the risk is greater in urban environments. One plausible explanation for our results is that background ambient noise levels differ between urban and rural areas, causing electric vehicles to be less audible to pedestrians in urban areas
I don’t quite understand what’s misleading in my title, given that quote. Would you mind elaborating?
Your title
impliessays that people are more likely to be hit by an EV than an ICE. That is factually incorrect as there are more ICE cars on the road
