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It increases the risk of serious or fatal injury to the pedestrian.
It increases the risk of serious or fatal injury because more energy must be dissipated at impact. Outcomes are not identical in every crash, and no speed eliminates every risk. At 50 km/h the risk of death is not zero. Adapt speed to prevent collisions and reduce their consequences.
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At 50 km/h it completely eliminates the risk of death.
It reduces the pedestrian’s risk of death.
It increases the risk of serious or fatal injury to the pedestrian.
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