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Originally Posted by Simnut
a pedestrian walks out in front of a car. If the car is traveling at just 30 mph, and the driver brakes when the pedestrian is 45 feet away, there will be enough space in which to stop without hitting the pedestrian. Increase the vehicle speed by just 5 mph and the situation changes dramatically. At 35 mph, with the pedestrian 45 feet away and the driver braking at the same point, the car will be traveling at 18 mph when it hits the pedestrian. An impact at 18 mph can seriously injure or even kill the pedestrian.
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Nothing stops the darwin award candidate pedestrian from jumping out in front of the car with only 20 feet... doesn't matter if you're doing 30 mph or 100 mph at that point... they're done.
You can't protect stupid people from themselves with laws.
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