How close was it?
Every time you’re in a car going over 55mph.
That’s actually pretty slow. That’s like 80 km/h.
That’s like every time I’m in a car. On the Highway 130-200km/h is normal, but I’m way too scared to drive more than 160km/h (100 mph)
Car on car: At 70mph (my interstate’s posted speed in the USA) or 112 kph the chance of dying is about 50%. FWIW this is actually pretty hard to verify with direct studies/data after researching.
For every 10 mph of increased speed, the risk of dying in a crash doubles. In addition, as your speed increases so does your risk of serious injuries and damage to vehicles and property. In fact, speed accounted for approximately one-third of all traffic deaths in 2018, totaling 9,378 deaths.
https://www.emcins.com/losscontrol/insights-d/2020/08/speed-increases-risk/
https://www.keatingfirmlaw.com/post/what-speed-crash-becomes-fatal-1
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/speed-campaign-speeding-fatalities-14-year-high
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Car on pedestrian: A healthy adult has a 50% chance of dying when getting hit 70 kph or ~45mph. At 55mph, it’s basically 80%. Many studies confirm this.
But isn’t this about when you’re outside a car?
So it’s more like: you have a pretty high chance of dying when you get hit by a car as a pedestrian.
But what are the chances of getting hit by a car? Sure, lots of people die every year due to car accidents, but what is the chance that it’s actually you getting hit.
