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by Tarrosion 1596 days ago
> Would you rather be hit by a semi-truck going 1mph or a bike going 28mph?

I'm actually not sure. The initial impact would hurt more with the bike, suggesting that perhaps momentum or something else proportional to velocity (not v^2) is a good heuristic there.

But if I tripped after impact, the bike would do no further damage to me and the semi would be ~1s away from killing me.