CoffeeBoy11h ago
Harold Jarche

Did you know that a human hit by a car at 30 km/hr has a 90% chance of survival?

A person, hit by a car at 40 km/hr has a 60% chance of survival.

Your neighbour, hit by a car at 50 km/hr has a 20% chance of survival.

Your friend, hit by a car at 60 km/hr has no chance of survival.

The chances of survival are cut in half if hit by a large truck or SUV.

https://jarche.com/2021/11/active-transportation/

#cycling #traffic

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Show threadHarold Jarche15h ago
Driving 10 km/hr over the speed limit is TOO MUCH!
Show threadKevin B15h ago

@harold

This is maybe the only graph where I lament people using metric units. This graph would be far scarier if it showed mph.

Show threadHarold Jarche15h ago
@keraba Not here in Canada
Show threadRob Bellinger15h ago
@harold and yet, every time people oppose changes that would make streets safer, or say that cities prioritize enforcement revenue over safety, they say 'we don't have data '
Show threadHarold Jarche15h ago
@rbellinger Paris is on the right track https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/how-paris-swapped-cars-for-bikes-and-remade-its-streets
How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

The Guardian
Show threadHarold Jarche15h ago
@rbellinger We visited Paris last year after 7 years away and I was amazed at the transformation. It is clean and much less noisy. Lots of e-bikes and electric busses. Most taxis are electric or hybrid. Sitting outside in a café was a pleasant experience.