Environmentally-friendly electric vehicles: a silent menace to vulnerable road users?

Prediction models have been extensively used in the field of road safety, however, none these particularly applied to zero-emission electric vehicle (EV) related injuries so far; which may lead different outcomes due their inaudible engines. Using an optimizable classification tree, this first-ever study aims predict likelihood personal injury severities stemming from EV-related crashes on Britain's roads. The prediction model was found be capable detecting significant and insignificant factors. factors provide important insights into how severity can reduced future deployment EVs. Although there increased risk for classified as ‘slight severity’, at lower urban speed limits, several predictors are suggesting that EVs do not pose more a certain group. Contrary popular belief, no convincing evidence has suggest eco-friendly ‘silent killers’ vulnerable users.