SUV bull bars are deadly weapons – take them off

THERE are increasing numbers of SUVs on the road armed with bull bars, despite them being proscribed under EU directive 2005/66/EC.

The RoSPA (Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents) in Britain estimates that “safer car fronts would save about 2,000 lives and 18,000 serious injuries annually on EU roads”.

The British government’s road safety strategy states that “safer car fronts could reduce serious and fatal pedestrian injuries nationally by 20%”.