[msmitha]

I used to drive a BEV to work early mornings - 6am typically. I'd see runners with headphones/earphones who were clearly not looking when they crossed at junctions. I quickly learned to anticipate that and always prepared to stop or even came to a standstill before they saw me. It was easy and quick, especially with regenerative braking on full.

Kids were better - they could hear the low-speed whining that the car put out below 20mph.

Yes, anecdata. It would be good to know age of victim / activity / whether the vehicle had the pedestrian warning thing.

Also, many more cars now have collision detection. How does that feature or not regarding pedestrians?