FOX 9) – In 2016, Dannielle Sallblad was with her dog and they were crossing a street in Maple Grove.
“I was doing all the right things in that moment; I waited for the walk sign, looked both ways started walking,” she recalled.
She didn’t see the threat until the very last second as she was in the crosswalk.
“I can remember the sound of my body hitting his car,” said Sallblad.
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To see what a difference speed can make, FOX 9 went to the Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Center at St. Cloud State with two mannequins, serving as crash test dummies, which were donated to FOX 9 by ASF Store Fixtures in Minneapolis.
“People think 30 mph isn’t much,” said Driving Instructor, Mark Bromenschenkel. “This should show them that it is.”
Read more: http://www.fox9.com/news/pedestrians-would-benefit-from-lower-speed-limits-on-mn-city-streets
