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There is very little in this article about the interests of anyone not driving— crash severity is due to speed deltas, and pedestrians and cyclists are almost a
by akgerber 12y ago
There is very little in this article about the interests of anyone not driving— crash severity is due to speed deltas, and pedestrians and cyclists are almost always moving much slower than automobiles. And a self-interested driver won't slow down to keep pedestrians safe, since pretty all of the consequences of a auto-pedestrian crash fall on the pedestrian.
- eru 12y agoThat's why we need laws to establish strict liability.
- gabriel34 12y agoGranted the consequences are almost aways greater for the pedestrian, but running someone over is very detrimental to the driver as well - there might be severe criminal or civil liabilities depending on where the accident takes place, among many other consequences