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Rising car bonnets putting pedestrians at risk

Irish car bonnets are getting taller by half a centimetre a year, and some SUVs are now so high, ...

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07.00 12 Jun 2025


Rising car bonnets putting pedestrians at risk


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Irish car bonnets are getting taller by half a centimetre a year, and some SUVs are now so high, a four-year-old child in front is completely hidden from view. That’s the warning from a new EU report calling for legal limits on bonnet height, as urban SUVs become a growing threat to pedestrians and cyclists 

To discuss further with Sean was James Nix, Author of the Report and Vehicles Policy Manager at Transport & Environment, A Brussels based NGO.  


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