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Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

rosamundi@mastodon.world ("Rosamundi") wrote:

This is what you accept when you object to 20mph speed limits. This is what you shrug and say "yeah, that's fine, happy to accept this rate of death" over.

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• A graphic showing the different death rates of pedestrians hit at different speeds. Hit by a vehicle at 20mph, 9 out of 10 pedestrians survive. Hit by a vehicle at 30mph, 5 out of 10 pedestrians survive. Hit by a vehicle at 40mph, only 1 out of 10 pedestrians survive. (remote)