FILE - Unsold 2024 Escalade utility vehicles are parked at a Cadillac dealership on June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File

US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks

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2024-09-09 21:00:03

FILE - Unsold 2024 Escalade utility vehicles are parked at a Cadillac dealership on June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Unsold 2024 Escalade utility vehicles are parked at a Cadillac dealership on June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Unsold 2024 Escalade utility vehicles are parked at a Cadillac dealership on June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including increasingly large SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that for the first time it’s proposing a new rule setting testing and performance requirements to minimize the risk of pedestrian head injuries.

The rule would cover all passenger vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or less, but it’s is aimed largely at big SUVs and pickups, which have grown in size and hood height over the years, causing blind spots for drivers.

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