Taken from the article...
Analysis from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association has shown that pedestrians who are hit by pickups or S.U.V.s are two to three times more likely to die than those who are hit by cars. In fact, the number of pedestrians killed by vehicles rose forty-six per cent between 2010 and 2019. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, if you count deaths against vehicle miles travelled, 2020 saw the largest increase in pedestrian fatalities (twenty-one per cent) since nationwide tracking started, in 1975.
This has me thinking we will eventually see the after market winch bumpers we all love banned from the roads. Front end car design is all about pedestrian safety. Has been for 60 years starting with the spring loaded Marquee hood ornaments.