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Feds want vehicles to be safer for pedestrians’ heads; new regs proposed

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that vehicle design needs to change to reduce the number of pedestrians killed or seriously injured in crashes.

The agency wants to harmonize federal motor vehicle safety standards with a global standard already in effect in many countries.

Between 2013 and 2022 , pedestrian fatalities increased 57 percent , from 4,779 to 7,522 .

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