澳大利亚一项新研究发现，大型皮卡车和美式卡车大幅提高了行人在车祸中的死亡风险。[1]该研究分析了2012年至2025年中期维多利亚州的10376起行人碰撞事故，揭示了车辆尺寸与行人伤亡之间的明确关联。[1]研究数据显示，车辆每增加100公斤重量会使行人死亡风险增加6%，而每增加10厘米高度则增加11%的风险。[1]相比之下，皮卡和美式卡车相较普通乘用车的行人死亡风险高出约60%。[1]
根据研究估算，若将事故中涉及的大型车辆缩小到普通乘用车的尺寸，可减少约9%的行人死亡。[1]这一发现凸显了近年来澳大利亚车型变化带来的安全隐患。自2012年至2024年间，维多利亚州行人碰撞中车辆的平均重量从1440公斤增至1570公斤，增幅约9%。[1]同时，澳大利亚新车销售结构发生了显著变化，SUV在2012年占销售总量的四分之一，到2023年已增至57%。[1]自2005年以来，澳大利亚轻型车辆的平均占地面积增加了约7%，其中皮卡和美式卡车的增幅接近18%。[1]澳大利亚的Vision Zero目标是到2050年消除所有道路死亡和严重伤害。[1]
An Australian research team has identified a significant correlation between large pickup trucks and US-style vehicles with increased pedestrian fatality rates.[1] The study analyzed 10,376 pedestrian collisions in Victoria between 2012 and mid-2025, revealing that for every additional 100 kilograms of vehicle weight, the risk of pedestrian death increases by 6%, while every additional 10 centimeters of vehicle height raises the risk by 11%.[1] Pickup trucks and American-style trucks pose approximately 60% higher pedestrian death risk compared to standard passenger vehicles.[1]
The research findings underscore a troubling trend in vehicle sizing across Australia. Between 2012 and 2024, the average weight of vehicles involved in pedestrian collisions in Victoria increased from 1,440 kilograms to 1,570 kilograms, representing a 9% rise.[1] If large vehicles involved in collisions were reduced to standard passenger car dimensions, approximately 9% of pedestrian deaths could be prevented.[1] The shift toward larger vehicles reflects broader market changes: SUVs accounted for one-quarter of new car sales in Australia in 2012 but grew to 57% by 2023.[1] Since 2005, the average footprint of light vehicles in Australia has increased by approximately 7%, with pickup trucks and US-style vehicles nearly doubling that expansion at close to 18%.[1]
Australia's Vision Zero initiative aims to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries by 2050.[1]