Argue for the limitation of speed limits In American society today, there are numerous laws designed to protect all citizens. One such law is having a speed limit. This requires motorists to drive reasonably and consider the conditions and potential hazards, regardless of what the speed limit signs say. As the automobile demands grew, the streets and highways expanded throughout the US, lawmakers created speed limits. On thee another hand, some citizens believe with modern day road materials and current automotive technologies, cars can safely exceed the legal limits set on almost every road in the United States. But, endless amount of studies and researches proves that having a speed limit can save lives, not to mention money. …show more content…
While each vehicle reaches its optimal fuel economy at a different speed (or range of speeds), gas mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds above 50 mph. You can assume that each 5 mph you drive over 50 mph is like paying an additional $0.24 per gallon for gas. Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money. $150 is the average speeding ticket in the U.S. And if speeding 80 or higher the fine can be even more, and may have had to appear before a judge, cited for reckless driving and even ended up spending some time in jail. Plus, if you receive points related to an auto accident or speeding, your insurance premium can increase by as much as 30 percent depending on how fast or serious the accident. Drivers who are involved in accidents are considered to be a bad risk because they cost insurance companies large amount of money. Speeding may be the fastest way to get from Point A to Point B, but it's not a very cost-efficient or a fuel-efficient solution. Rather you agree or disagree with having a speed limit; or even obeying the speed limit. It is our morally duty to accept the fact that lawmakers created speed limits in the citizens’ best interest to protect drivers for minor and fatal car accidents. Some citizens still question, if in fact the government claims to set speed limits are really for the public well-being, or simply to make a quick profit. Of course, one thing we can
I was pulled over by a police officer because I was going faster than I was supposed to in that designated area. The zone was a sixty-five mile per hour zone and I was do eighty. I have agreed to the terms that I was found guilty of this and now come to you the reader explaining why it may be dangerous to be speeding in certain areas and ultimately everywhere. During this experience I have learned that there are many consequences for not driving safe, because there is never a good reason to speed. I have learned that it is extremely dangerous to speed and that there will be consequences, even if they are minor like, obtaining a ticket, and occasionally they are major, like killing running into someone else. It does not matter what happens after, you should not be speeding ever because there is never a good
Each year numerous lives are lost due to careless and irrational driving. The disregard for safe driving has been a predicament to the United States of America for years. Many years Police have relied heavily on speed cameras, breathalyzer tests and heavy fines as a deterrent against unlawful drivers. Over the years fatality rates have increased, so the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety has composed a series of safe driving campaigns. On many occasions the Transportation Department informs and advises the public about the importance of responsible driving. They propagate safe driving through the various channels of the media and
Michigan state Senator Rick Jones, a republican from Grand ledge, the sponsor of 943 bills, and a former employee of law enforcement is reaching to accommodate Michigan's speed limit. That could mean a 75-80 mph speed limit on certain parts of the freeway, or even the adjustment of 55 mph on curves, and crowded areas with constrained visibility. His reasoning behind this proposal is his belief that some communities are setting low speed limits on roads to increase ticket dividend. His plan for this action is to leave the calculations for a better flowing freeway system to the Michigan State Police. Their method would include using traffic data to find the speed that 85 percent of michigan's drivers already use. Examples of the expanse that these changes could be present in are perhaps along with US 131 near
Drivers who are aware of the abusive cameras are constantly caught up trying to avoid getting an outrageous ticket; therefore, in attempt to avoid them, drivers are unexpectedly and furiously coming to abrupt stops. In result of the urgent and sudden stop of driver A (the first one to cross the intersection), braking quickly doesn’t give driver B neither enough time or physical room to move out of the way, consequently resulting in a rear-end collision, sometimes involving more than just two drivers. The driver’s panic to evade the ticket ends up caught up in the misfortunes of an even sadder circumstance. Leading reasons for this is thanks to the intentional decrease of yellow-light length times. Studies have shown that since the installment of the cameras there has been intentional scheming to cut the period of yellow light to catch as many victims as possible. It has been verified that increasing yellow-lights to at least one second more would decrease the number of accidents by over 45%. (Maass). An extra reason for which there is
Everyday we drive to work, your house, the store, the gas station, we drive everywhere. When you're driving you probably aren't thinking going over five to ten miles will hurt anybody, but 31% of car accidents happen due to someone is speeding. (www.statisticbrain.com). So are speed limit's really necessary? Of course they are, those speed limits keep that other 69% of the 31% safe from server injuries and death, and if you get caught speeding that could cause you to get tickets.
There are so many reasons that speed limits are important. The safety of those who are driving, and those who are not is first and foremost. Having a speed limit to me, is close to the same as having laws against drunk driving. I for one, do not see an argument against having a speed limit. Its nonsense to think that one would want to be on a road, where there is no limit to how fast one can drive.
First of all, I believe we have too many drivers and not a perfect enough system to tell our drivers how fast to go. It’s a scary thought that we trust people we don’t even know to be sober and level headed enough to share the road with a car full of young children. We need to manage how fast our drivers are actually going to make us safer.
Running late has always been a problem for people, whether it is for work or a doctor’s appointment, but will the benefit of arriving to a destination two or three minutes faster be worth the number of lives that could be killed or seriously injured? Of course not. The proposed increase of the speed limit in the state of Michigan going from 70 to 80 MPH or in some cases going from 55 to 80 MPH has brought up discussions which experts say increasing the speed limit will only cause more accidents. Reporter Roop Raj uses a policy statement to argue that the speed limit should not be increased to 80 MPH.
Name: Salih Alkhlifa Topic: Speeding June,24,2015 Drive at the speed limit 1.Attention • Why people die every year in road crash? • Speeding, it's a life or death situation isn’t? • How many people die every year? 2.Need • People are not aware of dangers of speeding • Disasters of speeding are increasing day by day.
Great analysis! I agree with your perspective about maintaining 55 miles per hour speed limit and how decreasing or increasing it impacts the value and quality of life. How does the limitation of speed on the high way or access roads compare to health care and the value of life.? These two issues are extremely different in theory but have the same commonality of value and preservation of human life.
Focusing on the course that lay ahead, chills slithered down my back. The shot of the reverberating gun fired and I charged with my heart pounding like the sound of a drum. With my arms pumping and legs moving vigorously onto the course, I was the average runner in battle with my mind. My teammates leaped and hopped with excitement as I bolted; I pictured my body gracefully drifting through the air while the world stood silent. The last grueling hundred meters, I thrusted my body to the end of the finish line while the other runners stood in utter awe of my amateur performance, I flailed to the ground. Staring up at the sky, as I sat breathless and fatigued, engulfed in deep thought. I could feel the wind in my face and the dirt in my mouth. I was swept away by the calm before the storm, the exhilaration, the immense amount of heart each individual had, but mostly the passion for running.
I have been a reckless driver over my brief time driving. I had times when I would speed when I was in a hurry. I would also go fast for the sake of going fast because it was determined to be cool. I have had my fair share of reckless burnouts, and that impatient mindset has caused many mishaps in my driving. I even got into a minor wreck in a parking lot, but none of those incidents taught me anything about slowing down and just get from “A” to “B.” One mishap has changed my thought process for driving. My speeding ticket caused me to see that life in the fast lane is not the best way to go.
If there is no traffic behind you or ahead of you then why should you limit your speed? For example if it’s early in the morning and there is no traffic ahead, behind, or to the sides then why are you forced to go 35mph. When you receive your license that’s basically saying the state can trust u as a driver. That you are a safe driver so under that circumstance you should be able to drive at a comfortable speed of your choice. As long as there are no drivers around you and you’re not a reckless driver.
Accidents at higher speeds, increases the chance of more serious injury or death. Hitting an animal on the road at 75mph, will more then double the chances of death to the driver and passengers, and causes more damage to the vehicle, then driving 60. Something as simple and common as a tire blowout, will severely reduce the drivers ability to maintain control.
Firstly, the author state that because of, many drivers are exceeding the speed limit and the number of accidents has not decreased attempt to improve highway safety in Prunty County failed and another project must undertake. Logically one concludes that because of the law did not apply correctly the attempt failed and the petrol must control the drivers in order to respect exceeding the speed limit, instead of undertaking another project. In fact, if the drivers exceeded the speed limit, it would be surprising that the number of accident change. The argument would have further