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How many children have you seen hit by cars?
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One, actually. I can't speak for my friends and their friends, but it's irrelevant. The plural of "anecdote" is not "data."
Data: About 5,000 pedestrians are killed in car accidents each year in the U.S., and roughly 25 times that number are injured.
Cite.
Cite.
These figures are very small compared to the total number of pedestrians and motorists, but they are undoubtedly made larger by reckless driving, and the consequences are serious enough that every reasonable precaution should be taken to prevent even so unlikely an event.
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I'm not saying driving excessively fast is a good idea, but it's got nothing to do with children getting knocked around like bowling pins.
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Don't be silly. It's got to do with damaging your car, damaging other cars, injuring yourself, injuring other drivers, and, yes, knocking around children like bowling pins.
You should not merely take the statement at face value. "You might kill a kid" is pretty good shorthand for "this is reckless behavior."