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Originally Posted by Bill14564
I understand the concern about speeding and 50 in a 30 is a bit much. Do you really think that if the car that struck the pedestrian had been traveling only 20mph then the person would have survived? When 4000 lbs of vehicle strikes 150 lbs of human the vehicle always wins.
Rather than determining how slow a vehicle needs to go in order to safely strike a human, perhaps it would be wise to look into why the collision occurred and work to prevent that. Was the driver not paying attention? Was there a blind curve (doubtful)? Was the pedestrian walking in the center of the street or crossing the street without looking?
I'm not proposing to blame the victim , I'm just suggesting not to jump to the conclusion that speed was the primary and only cause.
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I don’t think anyone is suggesting there is a ‘safe speed’ to hit pedestrians. A big benefit of going slower is that it provides more reaction time to avoid accidents.