The Perils of Speeding “America is becoming a nation of speed freaks,” reported U.S. News and World Report in its 1998 story entitled “The American Autobahn.” Americans like to speed on their highways; however, most Americans do not fully understand the repercussions of their actions. Speeders endanger the lives of everyone on the road and, unfortunately, no one is immune to its effects. Many fast drivers question the adverse effects of higher speeds. Yet, studies …showed first 75 words of 515 total…

…showed last 75 words of 515 total…fatalities, almost half were caused by vehicles traveling over fifty-five miles-per-hour. Drivers must be aware of the consequences of their speeding. Most of all, drivers need to come to grips with the safety issues that speeding compromises. If nothing else, drivers who consider speeding should also consider the tens of thousands of people who die every year from speeding. If they fail to remember this, they may become another statistic on the next NHTSA report.