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Here's a hot take for you: Speed is a primary factor in any fatal crash. People don't die in low speed accidents. Of course, if the cars involved were not goin
by Jolter 7y ago
Here's a hot take for you: Speed is a primary factor in any fatal crash. People don't die in low speed accidents.
Of course, if the cars involved were not going fast, our stone-age brains would not make stupid decisions and cause crashes. We are neurologically well equipped to navigate speeds up to about a fast run, past that we are pushing our abilities.
But that's not even the point. Traffic accidents happen everywhere, all the time, but those at high speeds are more likely to be fatal. The insurance companies have done the math, they don't make this stuff up.
- jaywalk 7y agoWhen you're on a highway, speeds fast enough to cause fatal crashes are a given. When speed is cited as a primary factor in an accident, it means speed that is too fast for the conditions.
- sdinsn 7y ago> Speed is a primary factor in any fatal crash. People don't die in low speed accidents Except that's not true. Most fatal accidents occur off of highways, despite the fact that highways have much higher speed limits.
- Jolter 7y agoMaybe we have different definitons of high speed. A pedestrian who gets hit by a car going 30 km/h will most likely survive, while one hit at 50 will most likely not. Likewise, a car crash at 70 km/h is very survivable by driver and passengers (in a modern car), while one at 120 is normally not, unless they are lucky.
- yostrovs 7y agoHigher speeds are safer where there are no barriers to hit, no pedestrians, no traffic lights, etc. The driving environment is relevant for deciding what is too fast.