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In France it’s 100% (in civil cases), unless the driver can prove it’s a suicide. It just goes by kinetic energy: you store it, you are responsible for it. Other people don’t have to dodge your car. And since death penalty is not part of the arsenal, killing a pedestrian is not an appropriate sentence if they commit a infraction that’s punished with a 50€ fine.



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