Dangers of Speeding While Driving Infographic
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The dangers of speeding are certainly well known to most drivers, either by getting a ticket for speeding from law enforcement or being part of an accident due to reckless driving or even having a loved one be a victim of excessive speeding. This infographic provides statistics about speeding, including how often speeding results in a fatality, how much does speeding actually cost and what are the main reasons that people speed. In the end, any reason a driver gives for speeding will never be worth the potential costs.
Sobering Statistics & Fact about Speeding:
- Speeding occurs in 33% of all fatal crashes.
- Driving to fast also the third leading contributing factor in traffic crashes.
Why drivers speed
(Source: Focus on Safety: A Practical Guide to Automated Traffic Enforcement):
- They’re in a rush
- They’re not paying attention to their driving
- They just don’t think the laws apply to them
- They don’t think their driving is dangerous
- They don’t think they will get caught speeding
Speeding costs you:
- In 1896, Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent UK, became the first person to be convicted of speeding. His fine was 1 shilling plus costs.
- Drive slower and save at the pump: Every 5MPH over 60MPH, you pay an extra .24 per gallon of gas (www.safeny.ny.gov and their source www.fueleconomy.gov)
- A speeding ticket can cost $150 to more than $1,000 (www.safeny.ny.gov)
- In the U.S.A., people paid more than $6B in speeding fines. (http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Average-Cost-of-a-Speeding-Ticket)
- Keep your license: A speeding violation will add points and your license can be suspended. (www.safeny.ny.gov)
Speeding facts:
- 13,000 lives lost each year due to speeding
- Crashes where speed is an issue cost society more than $40 billion annually (NHTSA)
- Think it pays to speed? In the U.S.A. it costs society more than $76,000 for every minute you gain by speeding
- Slow down in that school zone: many do not comply with a lower speed limit
Speeding may lead to more risky behavior
- Stay sober: drivers under the influence speed more often
- Buckle up: drivers who speed often don’t wear their seat belts
Who’s most at risk?
- 39% male drivers, age 15 -20 were speeding at the time of their fatal vehicle crash (NHTSA)
Where people speed: Hint: Its not always the highways
- 47% on roads 50MPH or less
- more than 20% on roads 35MPH or less (NHTSA 2006 fatality data)
According to the NHTSA, a crash is speeding related if the driver was charged with a speeding related offense, or if the police officer indicates that racing or driving too fast conditions, or the driver has exceed the posted speed limit which contributed to the crash.
Sources:
- http://www.nsc.org/safety_road/DriverSafety/Pages/Speeding.aspx
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit
- http://www.safeny.ny.gov/spee-ndx.htm
- http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Average-Cost-of-a-Speeding-Ticket
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