If someone hits a pedestrian at even 40 mph, it's 85% likely to result in a fatality:
http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/04/27/waiting-for-raymond-de...If that same accident happens at 20 mph, there's only a 5% chance of a fatality. That's a big reason why London lowered the speed limit in the heart of the city to 20 mph:
http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/09/13/the-heart-of-london-ad...
New York is pushing for a similar change... hopefully if and when it happens, more bollards can be put in place without endangering others.
http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/05/16/neighborhoods-across-n...
