The invention provides a vehicle protection device and a vehicle having the same, which can perform protection corresponding to a protection target when the protection target such as a pedestrian collides with the vehicle. The pedestrian protecting device (1) for vehicle comprises: a protection device (2, 5) which protects a protection target (P) upon colliding with a vehicle (C); a measurement device (31-34, 24) which measures an image of the protection target (P) and a distance from the vehicle (C) to the protection target (P); and a control device (6) which operates the protection device (2, 5) in a different manner depending on a size of the protection target (P).