PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE

A pedestrian protection apparatus (10) for a vehicle is provided that can sufficiently protect a pedestrian and can advantageously improve aerodynamic performance at a lower region of the vehicle. The apparatus (10) is made of a molded resin and includes a reinforcing portion (18) at a front section thereof. The reinforcing portion (18) includes a plurality of cylindrical structures (34) that extend in a front to back direction of the vehicle and are arranged in a line in a vehicle width direction. The cylindrical structures (34) include: vertical ribs (24) that are opposed to each other in the vehicle width direction and extend in the front to back direction of the vehicle; an upper connecting plate (22) that extends across upper ends of all of the vertical ribs (24) so as to integrally connect the upper ends; and a lower connecting plate that extends across lower ends of all of the vertical ribs (24) so as to integrally connect the lower ends.