People speed for a number of reasons which will be discussed here.
LATE
It is 7:50! You are running late for work. If you speed, you can make up some time. Lets do the math to see how much time we can save using the following formula:
LATE
It is 7:50! You are running late for work. If you speed, you can make up some time. Lets do the math to see how much time we can save using the following formula:
If work is 10 miles away...
45 mph = 13:20
50 mph = 12:00
55 mph = 10:54.54
60 mph = 10:00
65 mph = 09:13.84
70 mph = 09:24.38
75 mph = 08:00
80 mph = 07:30
Speeding will, at best, gain you a minute or two. A minute or two that is easily lost at a red light or when you are caught by a state trooper. Not to mention the obvious... Is it worth it?
OVER-CONFIDENCE
45 mph = 13:20
50 mph = 12:00
55 mph = 10:54.54
60 mph = 10:00
65 mph = 09:13.84
70 mph = 09:24.38
75 mph = 08:00
80 mph = 07:30
Speeding will, at best, gain you a minute or two. A minute or two that is easily lost at a red light or when you are caught by a state trooper. Not to mention the obvious... Is it worth it?
OVER-CONFIDENCE
"Speed limits are only there for people that don't know how to drive.""I am a good driver, so I can go however fast I want to.""This is a high performance car.""I am always careful, even when I am speeding.""I have only had a few."
Being confident is not a bad thing at all, and being over-confident has it's advantages too. When driving, being confident is very important, but the feeling of overconfidence does little more than endanger people's lives. Over-confident drivers have other behaviors with deadly consequences, but for now we are just talking about speeding.
Our lives can be boring and monotonous, and it is easy to understand why people seek out dramatic situations in their everyday life, such as with speeding. It makes travel less boring and more like a roller coaster. It may seem harmless enough to the speeder, especially if they are also overconfident, but even if there is no danger present, the very act of speeding like this is scary to other, more cautious and respectful drivers. Speeding for fun is not only stupid and dangerous, but also shows disrespect towards other people.
EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT
Drivers that use this excuse say that the speed limit is more of a suggestion or a speed average. Although there may be some truth to this, the bottom line is that speeding is illegal, just like doin' crack cocaine. That said, state troopers aren't pulling people over for going 56 in a 55 zone usually and when they do people bitch about it like it is their constitutional right to go however fast they want to. On the freeway, when all the traffic is going 80 and the speed limit is 70, I'd encourage you to just get over to the right lane and go the speed limit. Chances are pretty high that at least a few drivers will match your speed and you will be safe to drive another day.
I think that I have covered all the excuses that people use for speeding and why they are not valid. So there you have it. Don't speed. Trust me, I am a professional driver. ;^)
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