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Originally Posted by nomadking
Why should they be playing in the middle of a through road? What the odds of being fatally injured, if you're not in the middle of the road when you're not supposed to be? IIRC With the very first pedestrian fatality from a car, the vehicle was only travelling at 4mph. If you step right out in front of a car, speed isn't a factor.
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Was the speed a factor in why the people died or got seriously injured? For example, did they die because the car was going 20mph instead of they would have survived if the car was going 30mph? Or is it because people have the attitude of blame everyone else instead of being at fault themselves? The article you quoted says "
"There is no simple explanation for this adverse trend but it could be that local people perceive the area to be safer due to the presence of the 20mph restrictions and thus are less diligent when walking and crossing roads, cycling or otherwise travelling."
Which could indicate that the reducing the speed limit didn't actually do anything other than people blaming it for something it hasn't done, they've done it.