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> Speed is almost irrelevant given the different masses involved. A healthy 30-year-old pedestrian has a 97% chance of surviving a collision with a car traveli
by dionidium 6y ago
> Speed is almost irrelevant given the different masses involved.
A healthy 30-year-old pedestrian has a 97% chance of surviving a collision with a car traveling 20mph. At 45 mph that same 30-year-old's chances of survival are worse than 50/50.
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