News & opinion Speeding Is a Factor in Nearly 17 Percent of Fatal Accidents

Speeding Is a Factor in Nearly 17 Percent of Fatal Accidents

Speeding Is a Factor in Nearly 17 Percent of Fatal Accidents

F

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tion’s

o

ds

nd highys fo

ide v

iety of

e

sons, but some d

ive

beh

vio

s c

use mo

e

ccidents th

n othe

s. Sevel st

te

nd fedel deptments

nd

gencies continu

lly invest in

esech

bout the c

uses of tffic collisions. Kno

ing ho

nd

hy they occu

c

n help p

event futu

e

ccidents

nd s

ve lives.

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ding to the N

tion

l High

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nspo

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tion S

fety

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One of the fi

st physics lessons

e le

n du

ing gde school is Ne

ton’s Second L

of Motion,

hich desc

ibes the

el

tionship bet

een fo

ce, m

ss,

nd

cceletion

ith the fo

mul

F=M

(Fo

ce equ

ls m

ss times

cceletion). Tffic collisions

ith the most fo

ce upon imp

ct

e the most d

nge

ous

nd f

t

l,

nd they involve l

ge m

ss o

high

cceletion. D

ive

s

ho speed h

ve inc

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sed the

ccele

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mul

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ce upon imp

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e seve

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hen fully lo

ded, e especi

lly d

nge

ous

hen d

ive

s speed. Thei

huge m

ss,

t le

st 20 times mo

e th

n

p

ssenge

vehicle, coupled

ith speeding, m

kes them especi

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nge

ous. In

ddition to c

using mo

e seve

e cshes, speeding c

ies m

ny othe

consequences

cco

ding to the NHTS

, including:
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    ol<

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    hen d

    ive

    s speed, it m

    kes it mo

    e difficult to cont

    ol thei

    vehicles, especi

    lly if they encounte

    o

    d h

    z

    d o

    n e

    tic d

    ive

    . Excess speed

    lso m

    kes it mo

    e difficult to stee

    s

    fely

    ound cu

    ves.<

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    educed effectiveness of s

    fety equipment<

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    t belts

    nd

    i

    b

    gs

    e f

    less likely to p

    event inju

    y o

    de

    th

    t highe

    speeds.

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    e

    sed stopping dist

    nce ong>. The f

    ste

    vehicle is t

    veling, the mo

    e stopping dist

    nce it needs to

    void othe

    vehicles

    nd h

    z

    ds.

  • ong>Expensive collisions<

    st

    ong>. Speeding c

    uses mo

    e seve

    e collisions

    ccomp

    nied by inc

    e

    sed p

    ope

    ty d

    m

    ge, l

    ge

    medic

    l expenses,

    nd longe

    times

    y f

    om

    o

    k fo

    ecove

    y fo

    inju

    y.<

    li>

  • ong>High fuel consumption<

    st

    ong>. Speeding le

    ds to using mo

    e g

    soline,

    nothe

    f

    cto

    th

    t m

    kes it

    n expensive choice.<

    li>

Common Speeding Viol

tions<

h2>
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he

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e t

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s v

y. Yet, most st

tes h

ve t

o diffe

ent c

tego

ies of speeding l

s, o

one l th

t

dd

esses both types of speeding. Speeding c

n

efe

to tveling ove

the posted speed limit o

tveling too f

st fo

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tes th

t d

ive

s “m

y not d

ive

vehicle

t

speed g

e

te

th

n is

e

son

ble

nd p

udent unde

the conditions

nd h

ving

egd foctu

l

nd potenti

l h

zds then existing;

nd sh

ll cont

ol the speed of the vehicle

s necessy to

void colliding

ith

nothe

pe

son o

vehicle th

t is on o

ente

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ith l

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n is

e

son

ble

nd p

udent unde

the conditions

nd potenti

l h

z

ds then existing, h

ving due

eg

d fo

the tffic on,

nd the su

f

ce

nd

idth of, the high

y,

nd the condition of the

e

the

,

nd in no event

t

speed in excess of the m

ximum speeds est

blished by this Ch

pte

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tion of the dep

tment m

de pu

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st

tutes > st

te, “No pe

son sh

ll d

ive

vehicle upon

highy

t

speed g

e

te

th

n is

e

son

ble o

p

udent h

ving due

eg

d fo

e

the

, visibility, the t

ffic on,

nd the su

f

ce

nd

idth of, the highy,

nd in no event

t

speed

hich end

nge

s the s

fety of pe

sons o

p

ope

ty.” In

ddition, the C

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enfo

cement h

s to issue

cit

tion in

ny situ

tion they feel

d

ive

is going f

ste

th

n ci

cumst

nces

llo

,

egdless of the posted speed limit.

hile some st

te ls e mo

e explicit th

n othe

s, situ

tions

he

e d

ive

s e often expected to slo

do

n include:
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    n inte

    section

  • pp

    o

    ching

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    o

    d c

    ossing<

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  • pp

    o

    ching the top of

    hill

  • hile d

    iving on n

    ond

    o

    inding

    o

    ds

  • hen pedest

    i

    ns e p

    esent

  • hen he

    vy t

    ffic is p

    esent<

    li>

  • hen

    o

    d conditions oe

    the

    equi

    e

    speed

    eduction<

    li>

L

enfo

cement might issue

v

iety of speeding-

el

ted cit

tions th

t c

y vious pen

lties, including fines

nd license suspension. M

ny st

tes double fines fo

those

ho speed in const

uction zones. Those

ho speed in excess, typic

lly defined

s mo

e th

n 20 miles ove

the posted speed limit,

lso f

ce h

she

pen

lties

nd might even

eceive

celess oeckless d

iving cit

tion, especi

lly if they h

ve committed othe

t

ffic l

viol

tions. Pen

lties

nd fines typic

lly inc

e

se

hen p

ope

ty d

m

ge o

physic

l hm occu

s

s esult of speeding.

hen negligent d

ive

s speed

nd c

use the de

th of

nothe

d

ive

o

occup

nt, they might

lso f

ce c

imin

l vehicul m

nsl

ughte

ch

ges.

Speeding-

el

ted Collisions C

use F

t

l Inju

ies

hen d

ive

s speed, it le

ds to mo

e seve

e

ccidents,

hich often c

use c

t

st

ophic

nd f

t

l inju

ies fo

victims. <

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ho

e involved in

speed-

el

ted

ccident

e

t the highest

isk fo

f

t

lity. If victims do not die upon imp

ct, they still f

ce de

th f

om c

itic

l inju

ies. The follo

ing e ex

mples of seve

e inju

ies th

t e often life-th

e

tening:

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tic Bin Inju

ies (TBIs) ><

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um

tic bin inju

ies

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hich often he

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o

n

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fe

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ct of

c

ccident,

hich c

uses

jolt o

blo

to the he

d o

c

uses di

ect blunt fo

ce t

um

to the he

d. Seve

e TBIs c

n c

use de

th

t

ny point in

victim’s life. Sometimes complic

tions might le

d to de

th soon

ften

ccident,

nd othe

times

seve

e TBI

educes

victim’s life sp

n, c

using de

th

fe

yes l

te

. The most d

nge

ous TBIs c

use

blood clot o

bleeding in the b

in. If you o

loved one h

s suffe

ed

he

d inju

y in

c

ccident, the follo

ing symptoms sometimes indic

te life-th

e

tening issues:
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    d

    che<

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  • epe

    ted vomiting

  • Slu

    ed speech

  • In
    bility to ke up<

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  • bno

    m

    lly

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  • Convulsions
  • Seizu
    es<

    li>

  • Loss of consciousness

Spin

l Co

d Inju

ies (SCIs)<

h3>
Victims of moto

vehicle

ccidents th

t occut high speeds e

t

isk fon<

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cute spin

l co

d inju

y >,

hich c

n sometimes be f

t

l. The extent of d

m

ge c

used by

spin

l co

d inju

y depends on ex

ctly

he

e the co

d

s b

uised, to

n, o

seve

ed. Gene

lly spe

king, the highen inju

y occu

s on the spin

l column, the

o

se the symptoms

nd

highe

likelihood of f

t

lity. Fo

ex

mple,

n inju

y in the pt of the spin

l co

d p

otected by the fi

st five ce

vic

l ve

teb

e of the neck

ffects

pe

son’s

espi

to

y muscles

nd

bility to b

e

the. Such inju

ies

e often f

t

l o

m

y

equi

e

victim to be pe

m

nently hooked up to

ventil

to

fo

the

em

inde

of his o

he

life. Kno

ing this kind of inju

y could h

ve been p

evented if not fo

the

ctions of

negligent d

ive

compounds the physic

l

nd emotion

l p

in th

t

ccomp

nies this type of inju

y.

Inte

n

l Bleeding

nd O

g

n Inju

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h3>
Being involved in

speed-

el

ted tffic csh c

n le

d to quite

fe

scenios th

t might c

use inte

n

l bleeding

nd o

g

n inju

ies.

ith fo

ceful imp

cts, bodies c

n get pinned, conto

ted,

nd tossed ound, c

using seve

e

nd potenti

lly f

t

l inju

ies. B

oken

ibs c

n punctu

e o

g

ns

s

ell

s pieces of deb

is f

om the

ccident. Simil

ly, b

oken

ibs c

n punctu

e lungs, c

using them to fill up

ith fluid.

nothe

popul

inte

n

l inju

y th

t occu

s du

ing

high imp

ct t

ffic

ccident is

n

bdomin

l

o

tic

neu

ysm. This occu

s

hen the stom

ch gets c

ushed du

ing

n

ccident

nd c

uses the

o

t

, the m

in vessel c

ying blood to the he

t, to

uptu

e. T

ffic

ccidents c

n

lso

esult in kidney d

m

ge, live

d

m

ge,

nd

uptu

ed spleen,

s

ell

s

viety of othe

potenti

lly f

t

l inte

n

l inju

ies.

hen victims

ho suffe

inte

n

l inju

ies f

om

c

ccident don’t

eceive immedi

te medic

l

ttention, de

th is often imminent.

T

um

tic

mput

tion<

h3>

tum

tic

mput

tion occu

s

hen the imp

ct

nd fo

ce of

t

ffic c

sh seve

body p

t.

hen

n

ccident c

uses complete

mput

tion, sometimes victims live

nd m

y even h

ve thei

body p

t

e

tt

ched.

hen

mput

tion occu

s, victims suffe

excessive bleeding, shock,

nd f

ce the

isk of infection. If

ccident victims

e fo

tun

te enough to

eceive immedi

te

nd exception

l medic

l t

e

tment, they h

ve

n excellent ch

nce of living. In othe

situ

tions, f

ilu

e to cont

ol bleeding, shock,

nd infection c

n togethe

o

sep

tely le

d to

f

t

lity.

isk F

cto

s

ssoci

ted

ith Speeding

Bec

use speeding is the most common c

use of f

t

l

ccidents, the N

tion

l Highy Tnspo

t

tion S

fety

dministtion (NHTS

) h

s devoted

mple

esou

ces to study

hy people speed.

lthough it’s difficult to isol

te the ex

ct

e

sons

hy people speed, the NHTS

h

s identified fou

m

in

isk f

cto

s:

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    unning l

    te<

    st

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    ive

    s

    ho h

    ve full

    nd dem

    nding schedules often h

    ve to

    ce bet

    een destin

    tions

    nd t

    y to m

    ke up lost time by speeding. The s

    me thing goes fo

    those

    ho

    e const

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    te foo

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    nd

    ppointments.

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    nonymity ong>. Some d

    ive

    s h

    ve

    sense of det

    chment f

    om the outside

    hen they

    e p

    otected by the suoundings of thei

    o

    n vehicle. This p

    omotes feelings of f

    eedom f

    om confo

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    s complying

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    tions. D

    ive

    s

    ho feel like they

    e

    nonymous h

    ve no conce

    n

    bout speeding

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    essive d

    iving beh

    vio

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    t they

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    beh

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    egd fo

    the l

    nd the s

    fety of othe

    s<

    st

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    ive

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    use it is thei

    usu

    l h

    bit. They don’t believe tffic ls

    bout speeding

    pply to them;

    nd, they

    en’t

    oied

    bout

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    de

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    i

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    s.

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ccident C

used by Speeding

Losing

loved one in

f

t

l

ccident dev

st

tes su

viving f

mily membe

s emotion

lly

nd fin

nci

lly in m

ny c

ses. Cont

cting

skilled pe

son

l inju

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ho h

s expe

ience

ith ongful de

th l

suits c

n help you th

ough the

fte

m

th of you

loss. Depending on you

el

tionship to the dece

sed, you m

y be eligible to seek compens

tion fo

you

losses.

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lified

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cl

im. If you b

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ongful de

th suit,

nd the cou

t

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f

vo

, you m

y collect multiple types of d

m

ges. E

ch st

te vies slightly, but the

e

e some of the most common d

m

ges

cou

t might

d su

viving f

mily membe

s

fte

f

t

l

ccident c

used by speeding:

  • Loss of suppo
    t

    nd se

    vice fo

    those

    ho

    e

    e dependent on the dece

    sed

  • Loss of comp
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  • Emotion
    l p

    in

    nd suffe

    ing fo

    spouse

    nd/o

    mino

    child

    en, fo

    p

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