The majority of car crashes result from a combination of four factors: the driver’s behavior first and foremost, the failure of the equipment, the design of the road and its poor maintenance. Speeding accidents are some of the frequent and serious problems that appear on public roads: every year speed kills thousands of people or changes the lives of millions involved in car crashes. Most drivers have the tendency to blame the other party involved in the accident; recent studies show that 80% of the people that have caused serious speeding accidents believe that the other driver could have done something to prevent the misfortune.

No matter what type of car you are driving or what sort of “wonder” accessories you may have on it, speeding accidents are lethal in very many cases; the faster you drive, the higher the risk to get crashed. Sometimes exceeding the speed with only five miles per hour in the wrong place could be incredibly dangerous; the control over the car drops exponentially as the speed increases. Feeling all confident will not make the car react better to a sudden break or a brisk turn of the steering wheel. Experts claim that speeding is a calculated behavior when the drivers are fully aware that they are breaking the law but they ignore the risk of causing speeding accidents.

Most speeding accidents occur because there is not enough breaking space in case of a sudden reaction on the part of the driver. If a pedestrian appears in front of a car riding with more than the legal limit chances are that the driver will not be able to stop the car in due time to prevent injuring the person. Speeding accidents have some of the most terrible consequences that you can imagine for the driver, the passengers and the other people involved in traffic. Furthermore, besides the human casualties, the material loss can rise out to thousands of dollars.

Speeding accidents occur because velocity as such reduces the time of reaction; people need time to process information and to see what should be done. Reasoning and not reflexes is the one that can reduce the driver’s ability to prevent an accident before it’s too late; yet, in many cases, people ignore such logical facts and press the pedal even further. The braking time and space is directly related with the speed: the faster you go, the more difficult it will be to stop. Stay alert and stick to the traffic regulations, it’s the only safe way for you, your family and the other people on the road.