Writer Stirling Morita provided an insightful and timely take in his Oct. 31 “Island Voices” column, published in the wake of the death of a parking attendant at Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua Hospital (“Journalists in position to alleviate pedestrian death crisis,” Star-Advertiser). I would also suggest that journalists should routinely report the make, model and hood height of the vehicle involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian. Doing so may raise awareness of the fact that pedestrians are 45% more likely to die when struck by a truck with a tall, straight-edged hood (e.g., Chevy Silverado) than by a low-rise, contoured hood (e.g., Toyota Corolla).
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