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minus-squareJustinAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 hours agoIf you hit a pedestrian going 35 on a 25 mph neighborhood street, the majority of the time, that pedestrian will die. Probably closer to like 70% if you’re driving a truck. Going 10 over in pedestrian areas kills people. https://aaafoundation.org/impact-speed-pedestrians-risk-severe-injury-death/ To be fair, going 10 over on a highway isn’t as reckless.
If you hit a pedestrian going 35 on a 25 mph neighborhood street, the majority of the time, that pedestrian will die. Probably closer to like 70% if you’re driving a truck. Going 10 over in pedestrian areas kills people.
https://aaafoundation.org/impact-speed-pedestrians-risk-severe-injury-death/
To be fair, going 10 over on a highway isn’t as reckless.