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Electric cars really are ‘silent killers’: Pedestrians are TWICE as likely to be hit by battery-powered vehicles than petrol or diesel ones, study finds

Amid the ongoing shift to electric and hybrid cars, concerns have been raised that such vehicles may pose more of a safety hazard to pedestrians than fossil-fuelled cars because they are quieter.Amid the ongoing shift to electric and hybrid cars, concerns have been raised that such vehicles may pose more of a safety hazard to…

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’Shocking’ and ‘stupid’: New Zealand man fined after attempting to ‘body slam’ an orca – video

The New Zealand Department of Conservation has released vision of a man appearing to attempt to ‘body slam’ an Orca, describing the behaviour as ‘shocking and stupid’. The 50-year-old Auckland man has been fined $600. Hayden Loper, a principal investigator at the department, says the man showed reckless disregard for his own safety and that…

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