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When you talk about vehicle safety in the U.S., we automatically think about things like seatbelts and airbags, but in densely populated Europe and Asia, another type of automotive safety is taking shape: pedestrian safety.
Hear Ward's AutoWorld Editor Drew Winter's latest take on the auto industry in his weekly report on Detroit's WJR radio: