A pedestrian hit by an ordinary car will be hit in the shin or knee and go over the top of the bonnet (hood). Survival rate, fairly good dependant on speed of vehicle. A pedestrian hit by an SUV or a larger vehicle with Bull bars (Roo bars as they are in Oz) will get hit in the hip and go under the wheels. Survival rate, not so good, recovery time a lot longer.

A child pedestrian hit by an ordinary car will be hit in the upper leg or hip. Survival rate not good, but not bad either. Hit by an SUV, the child will be hit in the head. Survival rate, extremely small.

Conclusion = SUVs and bullbars in pedestrian areas are not good.

There was a move afoot to try to outlaw these bullbars but I don't know what happened to it.

LTS