Braking distances have gotten much better as tires and ABS have improved. A kid darts out from between two cars and people hit them at speeds much lower than t

Braking distances have gotten much better as tires and ABS have improved. A kid darts out from between two cars and people hit them at speeds much lower than they used to. On the other hand the height and shape of the average car has changed to make them less pedestrian friendly.... but any one of these vehicles also sold in Europe includes a bunch of measures to lessen damage to pedestrians. So I feel very comfortable saying a study from the 90s is not relevant because too much has changed on both sides of the equation.