Without knowing what she actually died of you can't really say that.
I remember once running over a dog. i was braking heavily. Something hit the car repeatedly as I came to a stop, and I always assumed it was his head, bouncing off the underside of the car and the road.
I imagine a helmet designed for protection up to 12mph would certainly give some protection against a head trauma in similar circumstances. (The dog ran away btw, over a fence, a bit lamely. So I reported it to the police and heard no more)
An awful experience for the motorist. He was probably fortunate to have avoided a penalty though. I watched a police programme the other night where there was a motorist waiting to turn right into a petrol station, who was indicating, and who pulled away just as a high speeding motorcyclist went round him. I think he was killed. There was CCTV footage of it, which they said was studied carefully to ensure that the motorist had taken all precautions when turning to make sure it was safe before he moved. I'm not suggesting he shouldn't do that, but really it was nowhere near being his fault.
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