On 17/01/2013 11:22, polygonum wrote:
On 17/01/2013 10:16, fred wrote:


"Bridget Driscoll achieved notoriety by becoming the first pedestrian
to be killed in a car accident in the United Kingdom. Whilst visiting
the Crystal Palace in London on 17th August 1896, she was hit by an
automobile which was giving demonstration rides at a maximum speed of
4 mph. R.D."

Whats the point of these new 20mph city speed limits ? They obviously
need to be about 3mph

Not the same. We have pedestrian-friendly bumpers. And other features
which should help reduce the effect of a car hitting a person. Maybe we
could push the boat out to 5 mph?

Variable speed limits might be more to the point. I used to drive to
work past a school at about 15-20mph and did manage to stop dead once
when a boy without any warning ran into the road in front of me. Nearly
got caught by police with radar guns a couple of times on Sundays on the
same road when it was deserted.