The Importance of Speed Limits

We are at war against ourselves and we are not taking enough action against the fatal occurrences that happen everyday. We collect data to show the safeties and dangers of activities that we participate in every day, but we continue to emerge ourselves deeper and deeper into the statistic that automobile accidents are. Keeping all road-users aware of statistics, laws, and the dangers of speeding is the key factor in preventing the 2.35 million injuries and 40 thousand deaths

The reason why many people are against this action is because it causes many car accidents and deaths every year. While driving many teenagers and adu... ... middle of paper ... ...s to make traffic more efficient. For example, the Ohio Revised Code in section 4511.21 states clearly that "No person shall operate a motor vehicle, trackless trolley, or a street car at a speed greater than reasonable or proper due regard to the traffic." Road speed limits are used to regulate the speed of vehicles. Sometimes people try to get somewhere and they go over the speed limit not realizing that they are putting themselves in danger.

4-Road maintenance: Roadway maintenance contributes to accidents like: Debris on the roadway and Faded road signs can cause accidents. 5- Speed: when the driver speed the car , the accident can happened. 6-Weather: rain can create accident because rain make the road silk and dangerous. Also, the fog is considered one reason of car accident. That’s becau... ... middle of paper ... ...re, the police put several cameras near roads to take a photo of the car which speed very much.

Attorneys can charge up to $1,500 for each case they are involved in. Basically, attorneys can like off of the peoples mistakes of driving under the influence, and simple traffic accidents. Could you imagine a world where there would be no accidents and traveling via automobile would be more efficient, faster, and safer? Since 81% of car crashes are the outcome of human error, having self-driving technology would take a lot of the danger out of the equation entirely.(Citation?) There would be way that the computer in the car would become distracted which is a leading cause of accidents.

It impacts numerous children and their families throughout Delaware by increasing the risk that a child will get hit by a car. It also amplifies the likelihood that a child that does get hit will suffer a severe or fatal injury. Despite the innovative and effective speed-control methods that traffic engineers have created, speeding is still a problem since not enough neighborhoods have adopted the new speed-controlling solutions. In order to combat this deadly and widespread problem, more neighborhoods throughout Delaware should begin to utilize speed-control methods such as speed humps, speed cushions, and traffic circles.

The personal sensation of power over a couple thousand pound car is intoxicating. Road rage/aggressive driving starts from things such as illegal or improper lane changes, failing to yield the right of way, and excessive speeding just to name a few. Everyday we deal with this type of driving. Everyone runs a great risk just driving around the corner to the local convenience store or just to the local church. According to U.S. News and World Report, the United States Department of Transportation estimates that two-thirds of fatalities are at least partially caused by road rage/ aggressive driving.

Imagine what happens when you were going down the interstate driving 75 or 80 miles per hour. According to National Safety Council, in 2011, at least 23% of auto-collisions were caused by people who were texting while driving, that’s around 1.4 million crashes! There are so many people today that text and drive, even when they are aware of the consequences. Because of the growing number of cellphones, there is more of a risk of a collision. Today, I hope to persuade you to not text while driving because it can not only kill you but it can also kill another person in the same amount of time that it takes to send a text message.

However, too many people do not respect this law. People should stop getting distracted while driving because texting while driving is taking people’s attention on the road, accidents are getting higher and is comparable to drunk driving. Some drivers have argued that texting and driving are underrated. Other feel like they are excellent drivers and

Talking your eyes of the road even for a minute is extremely dangerous, a fiasco can happen even if you’re driving around the neighborhood. Drivers think that they are perceived of everything while driving in a neighborhood, and no fiasco can happened. Some drivers are not perceive that young pedestrians (children) cross the streets without any reprimand, and if a driver at the moment is distracted a fiasco can occur. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. Another way death can occur is in the expressway where millions of cars are driving through the expressway in a high speed lim... ... middle of paper ... ...t all to prevent accidents.

In most cases the outcome results in fatalities with young people drinking and driving, or just driving dangerously, so“if they drive fast enough and dangerously enough, police will be forced to abandon the pursuit because of the current policy” (Plowman 2010). Levers to evoke change in car chases, are further managed though special police tuition, as a health and safety requirement. Road policing officers are required to have high visibility jackets when stopping a vehicle, they undergo training to successfully handle a car in pursuit (policepolicy 2010 p 13). In addition, many fleers are convicted for their crime or fined heavily, between $100 and $10,000 (Plowman,