Speeding, human driver also responsible

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I think the officer statement could perhaps be interpreted as 'at this speed, the death would be unavoidable, no-matter who or what was driving'. I doubt he meant 'if a human driver decided to travel at a slow speed then the death would also be inevitable'. Statistical outlier means that statistically the chances of a pedestrian coming there are so low that a majority of drivers would not decide to slow down, perhaps? I could argue that is a signal to improve driver education.

Gryllida (talk)03:19, 21 March 2018

(To have a conclusive discussion, it could be interesting to obtain the footage from the camera that was present on the car.)

Gryllida (talk)03:20, 21 March 2018

Apparently they've been concerned about rising numbers of pedestrian deaths in Arizona and are focusing on pedestrian education in response: one of AZOperator|AZOperator's sources for their article on the death led me here.

Yngvadottir (talk)15:32, 21 March 2018

We are also having issues with wrong-way drivers on the freeways. It seems like every week there is a new one.

AZOperator (talk)17:00, 21 March 2018
 

You're not likely to get the footage, AZ usually does not release that kind of information in fatality wreaks. If they were to release anything all you would see is vehicle crossing the bridge up to the point where she is visible in the median.

I'm not convinced about the would have hit her anyway defense. The vehicle has damage to the front bumper, but not enough to jettison the bike into the sidewalk. Remember this is a three lane road with two turn lanes - that is a long distance. Also very well lit. It will be interesting to see.

AZOperator (talk)17:14, 21 March 2018