11-07-2023, 02:03 PM
Is there any evidence that pedestrians are being killed by drivers driving 30-50kph in a current 50kph area? Without other factors being the main cause? If so, then reduced speed limits might help.
But, I suspect that most pedestrian accidents are, as in most "accidents", caused by impairment, carelessness, inattention or deliberate flouting of existing laws. If that is the case, then a slower speed limit may help by decreasing the impact speed of the crash, but won't really do much to prevent the occurrence. It's just another case of hit the innocent with more laws when the existing ones would work if only people were expected to do the right thing.
But, I suspect that most pedestrian accidents are, as in most "accidents", caused by impairment, carelessness, inattention or deliberate flouting of existing laws. If that is the case, then a slower speed limit may help by decreasing the impact speed of the crash, but won't really do much to prevent the occurrence. It's just another case of hit the innocent with more laws when the existing ones would work if only people were expected to do the right thing.