article_snippet: Green electric-powered cars are much more dangerous to pedestrians than traditional vehicles with petrol engines, a charity report said yesterday.
article_snippet: a charity report found that walkers are 40 per cent more likely to be run over by a quiet hybrid or electric car than by one with a petrol or diesel engine.
article_snippet: And as the number of green vehicles grows because of Government tax breaks for eco-friendly cars, the number of injuries they cause has been rising fast, a charity report said.
article_snippet: Cars with electric or hybrid engines, which are much quieter than regular petrol cars, are driving a huge rise in accidents among pedestrians who do not hear them coming .
article_snippet: The Government is spending hundreds of millions of pounds to increase the numbers of quiet cars on the roads, and while we support the development of environmentally friendly vehicles, more needs to be done to protect pedestrian safety.
article_snippet: The call for legislation was backed with a survey carried out  by YouGov which found more than three quarters thought hybrids make the roads less safe for blind or partially-sighted pedestrians.
article_snippet: Similar proportions thought quiet green cars are a threat to older people and to children.
article_snippet: Miss Clegg, who has only peripheral vision, said: ‘I rely on being able to hear cars to judge when it is safe to cross the road.
highlights_snippet: Was a 54 per cent jump in accidents involving the cars from 2012 to 2013 .
  