[Slapshot68]

I thought it was SUVs. /s off

[mewzilla]

How about fatalities...?

[the invisib1e hand]

I think people stopped using speed in the ‘80’s didn’t they?

[brytlea]

More significant factors included 22 percent driving off the edge of a road, or 11 percent who drifted over the center dividing line.

Hmmmm...distracted drivers?

[djf]

Ping. Health science/social related.

[dblshot]

Enforcement of speed laws is a revenue generator for local government.

[ClearCase_guy]

Overall, vehicles "traveling too fast for conditions" accounted for only five percent of the critical pre-crash events (page 23).

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... eight percent of errors were attributed to driving too fast for conditions and five percent driving too fast for a curve (page 25).

Journalism is like throwing a hand grenade -- getting close is good enough.

[Myrddin]

Drugs, alcohol, insufficient sleep and other distractions inside the car are significant factors. Some people are just plain unskilled drivers. Speed simply magnifies the deficits.

[rfp1234]

the most comprehensive examination of accident causation in thirty years suggests this focus on speed may be misplaced.

Shhhh...don't let facts get in the way of the Kalifornia Revenue Enhancement Program (er, I mean Highway Patrol).

[2001convSVT]

Lowering the speed limit is more about generating revenue than keeping us safe! Durn those political blood suckers, stop the freebies and balance your budgets.

[NRA1995]

No doubt in my mind that many accidents are caused by idiots texting while driving, or diving to the floor to pick up the dropped CD.....

[bobjam]

The speed limit is supposed to be the 85th percentile speed measured under free flow conditions. The 85th percentile speed is based on how drivers use a road. If the road has a lot of twists and turns, drivers naturally drive slower, resulting in a lower speed limit. Artificially low speed limits condition drivers to disrespect the sign- which leads to problems on roads where exceeding the speed limit could easily have fatal consequences.

[theDentist]

"Whiskey bottle, brand new car,
Oak tree, you're in my way..."

...."That Smell" -Lynyrd Skynyrd

[Travis T. OJustice]

I’ll bet jackasses who ride in the left lane when not passing actually cause a higher rate of accidents.

[org.whodat]

How about the A-holes driving 10 miles an hour below the speed limit in the fast lane with a cell phone stuck up their Hole.

[oh8eleven]

Distraction and not paying attention to the road accounted for 41 percent of the errors.

[Arrowhead1952]

US DOT Report Confirms Speed Not Major Accident Cause

That is like saying no one ever dies from falling off a 25 story building. It's the suddens stop that kills people.

[CE2949BB]

I'm a crappy driver and I acknowledge it, so I always drive at a safe speed and am very cautious.

I never - never - drive with even a drop of alcohol in me, either.

Putting my life at risk is one thing. Putting the lives of innocent people at risk is something else entirely. (I'd rather not be responsible for the next Jacqueline Saburido.)

[familyop]

Tailgating, improper lane changes, too fast for conditions, failures to yield: a few pushy, antagonizing bullies on the road—both men and women. ...and yes, most of them in larger vehicles for the wrong reason. ...spoiled rotten individuals. Maybe the depression will take many of them down.

[Seruzawa]

The ineffectiveness of speed enforcement has been proven several times. The local govts use speed enforcement because is a lazy way to fill the local retirement fund coffers. Every time I see one of these donut munchers staring at his radar gun I think of how many REAL crimes are being committed. How many domestic abuses and school drug deals occur while these revenuers betray the public trust?