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[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Last time I heard about it it was 50-60% fatality at 50km/h, but only 3% at 30km/h.

Maybe depends on which country the data comes from.

Anyway, 30km/h in the city is a given.

[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Also gonna depend on the car. The oversized lifted truck is gonna kill more reliably than a mid sized sedan

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I think the info was from sweden, maybe volvos are more cushiony :-)

[-] toaster@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The country also factors into it because inertia depends on weight and increases exponentially by speed so if there are more trucks and SUVs, that rate goes up rapidly. The average car size also increases YOY, so it's continually getting more fatal to be hit by a car.

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