It can often happen at lower speeds on city streets, but they cause far more damage to the victim. Without the protection of an automobile, pedestrians and cyclists struck by cars in Kansas can suffer lifelong injuries or even death. Often times a car driver will blame the pedestrian for being in the street and not looking out for his or her own safety. At Ray Hodge and Associates, we have experience using human factors experts that can help establish that a pedestrian simply cannot react quickly enough to get out of the way of a speeding automobile.