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| Originally Posted by Paul Brookes I posted this on another forum a couple of days ago:
Some time ago there was a (Government sponsored) road safety TV advert. It featured the ghost of a woman who was shouting at the distraught driver of a car who had just hit and (presumably) killed her. He was saying "she just appeared in front of me" or words to that effect and her "ghost" retorted "if you cannot stop in time then you are going too fast". Thereby laying the blame firmly at drivers for all pedestrian accidents.
I remember scoffing at the time thinking that it sent out the wrong message as it removes the responsibility on pedestrians.
I didn't think people would actually take that message on board though
So our own authorities have told us - don't worry, it's always tha car drivers fault! |
and they are right, if you cannot stop in time you are going too fast.
at 40mph 80% of accidents are a seriuos injury/fatality
at 30 mph this reduces to about 50%
at 20mph 80% of accidents are minor injury.
think if it was your child and you see it in a different light.
Me I was hit by a car when i was 9
March 1982 at 4.50 pm on a tuesday evening, when I looked there was no car coming, and the range of vision was well over 100metres. I survived with no major injuries, the police didnt have sophisticated equipment to work out the drivers speed so did a test on a similar car to see how fast he was going, they got to 48mph over the same distance assuming the driver was travelling at 30 in the run up to where you stop being able to see the road.
so yes if you cant stop you are going too fast.