A report on road accident victims compiled by the Spanish breakdown recovery service Real Automovil Club de Espana (7326 RACE) and tyres manufacturer 5010 Goodyear claims that pedestrians will always die if run over by a vehicle speeding at 70km/h.
The report states that at 40km/h, the risk of pedestrian death after being run over is of 22%; with the death rate rising to 71% at 50km/h, and 95% at 60km/h. Most accidents of this kind, says RACE, occur at junctions and at the side of the road when drivers of broken down cars are awaiting vehicle recovery at the wrong place.
In 2011, the year of the latest compiled statistics, 90% of analysed accidents took place in the city, and 10% on national roads. The survey also revealed that the mortality rate of pedestrians when being run over is four times higher than that of a motorbike rider, six times higher than that of a cyclist and seven times higher than that of a car driver. The most common profile of pedestrians being run over by a vehicle is that of a male aged between 55 and 64, who is trying to repair their vehicle by the road at dusk.
The report states that at 40km/h, the risk of pedestrian death after being run over is of 22%; with the death rate rising to 71% at 50km/h, and 95% at 60km/h. Most accidents of this kind, says RACE, occur at junctions and at the side of the road when drivers of broken down cars are awaiting vehicle recovery at the wrong place.
In 2011, the year of the latest compiled statistics, 90% of analysed accidents took place in the city, and 10% on national roads. The survey also revealed that the mortality rate of pedestrians when being run over is four times higher than that of a motorbike rider, six times higher than that of a cyclist and seven times higher than that of a car driver. The most common profile of pedestrians being run over by a vehicle is that of a male aged between 55 and 64, who is trying to repair their vehicle by the road at dusk.
