Half the pedestrian accidents in Laguna occur on Pacific Coast Highway, here's the case for lowering the speed limit on that freeway.
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| Prob vs Speed (EU) |
Pedestrians have a 90% chance of surviving car crashes at 22 mph (35 kph)or below, but less than a 50% chance of surviving impacts at 33 mph (53 kph) or above (EU).
See also Road Safety Speed Facts, World Health Organization, World Report on road traffic injury prevention, 2004.
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