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Why Do Drivers Speed?
You see it way too often—people speeding 20-40 mph over the speed limit. Why are people seemingly always in a rush? Why are they willing to risk everyone’s safety to get to their destination a little faster?
Excessive speed is at the center of most of our country’s road safety problems. In fact, speed is involved in all accidents to some degree and in approximately 30% of all fatal accidents speed is an essential contributory factor. At San Marcos Toyota Collision Center , we see the results of excessive speeding all the time, so here are some interesting things to think about it you or someone you know is a chronic speeder.
It all comes down to simple physics mixed in with basic human behavior. At a higher speed, it is more difficult to react in time to prevent an accident. Secondly, speed impacts the seriousness nature of an accident. At a higher speed, more energy is released when colliding with another vehicle, driver or impediment. Unfortunately, a portion of this energy ends up being absorbed by the vulnerable and rather frail human body. When it comes down to steel vs. the body, the human body loses almost every time!
Recent research shows that speeding is getting worse in the United States, as well as in a wide range of other countries. It is not something just done by a small minority of irresponsible drivers. While there are those who speed "extravagantly to seek thrills", most people do so within what they claim as “accepted social norms”.
Data shows that drivers aged 17-24 drive the fastest, and then 25 to 58 year-olds followed by 58 years plus with men driving faster than women. The groups most likely to speed excessively are those driving in a work-related capacity, members of high income households and young males. Motorcyclists are also a serious problem and taxi drivers exceed the 40 mph limit as a rule.
Here are some possible reasons for drivers breaking the speed limit: (If you’re a police officer, I bet you’ve heard almost all of these and more.)
Here are some other interesting facts about speeding:
So, obviously we all need to slow down. Share this article with your children and maybe your significant other, because based on the statistics listed here, speeding is an epidemic and almost anyone is prone to speed at any time.
Sources: Wikipedia, MSN.com and Yahoo.com
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