Of all the possible accidents that a pedestrian can suffer, the most serious case according to a broadcast study made by the RACC would be if you get hit by a 4×4 vehicle.

The study accomplished by EuroNCAP, with data of more than 140 vehicles models, indicates that pedestrians deaths in Europe ( 6000 every year ) and 660 in Spain ( 2005 data ), they suppose
15% of the total traffic accidents.

The zone of the body that most suffers in case of a car impact is the hip, a very vulnerable body part.  In the crash test none of the 4×4 obtained a single point. With these data,  the RACC suggests that manufacturers should modify their 4×4 bumpers to make them more flexible, in this way the acceleration force that is applied on the pedestrians would be reducee avoiding injuries on the knees.

Now I ask to myself if a 4×4 is dangerous from fabric. How will it be of unsafe this type of vehicle, if the new owner adds a new front defense to?