Americans love big cars. But a new data analysis by the Economist finds the bigger the cars, the deadlier they are for pedestrians, for people driving smaller cars, and for our roads and infrastructure. I’ll be a guest on KQED Forum at 10am PT today for our In Transit series, discussing why this trend is happening.

As my co-panelist, the Economist’s Daniel Knowles, writes, “for every life the heaviest 1% of SUVs or trucks saves in America, more than a dozen lives are lost in smaller vehicles.” Regulators are starting to consider ways car design could be safer for pedestrians and other drivers. But advocates say more needs to be done.

Joining me and Daniel on the panel to discuss will be Angie Schmitt, journalist and author of “RIGHT OF WAY: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America.”

Tune in on KQED 88.5 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live at 10am PT!