Guy King wrote:
The message
from Adrian Tupper
contains these words:

I don't think so. Enforcing 30mph should be a big step - apparently a
pedestrian stands twice as much chance of surviving a 30mph crash than a
40mph crash IIRC.

Rather more than twice, IIRC.

If you believe the UK Department for Transport he

URL:http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaigns/slowdown/slowdown.htm

the statistics a

" * You are more likely to kill a pedestrian driving at 40mph than
30mph.
* Specifically, if you hit a pedestrian while driving at 20 mph,
the pedestrian has a 95% chance of survival.
* If you hit an adult pedestrian while driving at 30mph, the
survival chance is 80%. But if you hit a pedestrian while driving at
40mph, the pedestrian's chances of dying rises to 90%. (this lowers to
80% for a child)."

Regards,

Sid