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ny d
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ccept
ble
n>n id=”E4499″> speeding—b
sic
lly
non-event. Speed limits, ho
eve
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one impo
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n id=”E4500″>yone on the
od (othe
vehicles nd pedest
ins
like). If you think thee’s
time nd
plce fo
exceeding the posted speed limit, no’s p
obbly
good time to eev
lute you
notions bout
cceptble speeding.
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n id="E4504">Speed Limit Ls in Texs
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n id="E4506">hile m
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tes implement <sp
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bsolute speed limits<sp
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l limit, nd if you exceed th
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n id="E4511">Texs
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n>n id=”E4513″>lements p
esumed speed limit ls (o
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cie<sp
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hich llo
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s some flexibility eg
ding speed—
hich mens th
t s long
s you dive s
fely ithin the context of the d
iving conditions, you’e
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iggle oom
ith the speed <sp
n>n id=”E4516″>limit. Tex
s l does, hoeve
, mk specific instnces
hen you must pp
opi
tely educe you
speed:<sp
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hen you
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hen you d
ive
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cuve
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hen you
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hen you tvel on
n
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heneve
you encounte
ny speci
l tffic hz
ds, including pedest
ins, inclement
ethe
, o d
ngeous
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n id="E4529">s
e ll kno
, some dive
s don’t think the ules
pply to them. If you o someone you c
e
bout s injued by
speed<sp
n>n id=”E4530″>ing d
ive, you need
n expeienced Houston pe
sonl inju
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l tem
t Stet J. Guss,
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ledge, nd dedic
tion to potect you
ights
nd youightful compenstion.
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n id="E4532">The Speed Limits<sp
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n id="E4534">lthough Tex
s implemen<sp
n>n id=”E4535″>ts p
esumed speed limit ls, it h
s specific p
im
f
cie limits fo
specific
e
s:<
sp
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- n id=”E4537″>15 miles pe
hou
in u
bn dist
ict lleys
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li>
- n id=”E4539″>15 miles pe
hou
on be
ches o on county
ods th
t e dj
cent to be
ch<sp
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- n id=”E4542″>30 miles pe
hou
on u
bn dist
ict steets
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li>
- n id=”E4544″>60 mile
n>n id=”E4545″>s pe
hou
on unnumbe
ed highys outside ub
n disticts
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li>
- n id=”E4547″>70 miles pe
hou
on numbe
ed highys outside ub
n disticts
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n id="E4549">Speed Kills<sp
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n id="E4551">hen you choose to exceed the posted speed limit, you end
nge you
self nd eve
yone else on the o
d. Speed limits e pos<sp
n>n id=”E4552″>ted fo
the sfety of
ll, nd Tex
s's pesumed speed limit l
s not
ithstnding, these limits
e not me
e suggestions. hen d
ives choose to emb
ce
cceptble speeding, they elect to d
ive t
speed fohich the o
dy sn’t necessily built nd t
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nd byys moe d
ngeous
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n id="E4555">s you
vehicle’s speed ince
ses, you b
king dist
nce lengthens, nd you
v
ilble
ection time dec
eses. In f
ct, the <sp
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n id="E4557">Ntion
l Highy nd T
ffic S
fety dminist
tion
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) epo
ts tht, in 2015, mo
e thn 9,500 people
ee killed by speeding d
ives in the United St
tes. Futhe
moe, fo
moe th
n to dec
des, speed hs pl
yed ole in bout
thid of vehicul
f
t<sp
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lities.<sp
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n id="E4561">hen You Speed
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h3>
n id="E4563">You kno th
t < h
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ules-stll-t
ump-dminist
tion/”>speeding is d
ngeous
> in genel, but speeding is closely
ssoci
ted ith
viety of <sp
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n id="E4565">specific dnge
s<sp
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ese you
odds of losing contol of you
c<sp
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n id=”E4571″>You
educe the effectiveness of you c
’s occup
nt potection devices (se
t belts nd
ib
gs, fo ex
mple).<sp
n><li>
n id=”E4573″>You inc
ese the seve
ity of medicl, psychologic
l, economic injuies if you c
sh.
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n id="E4575">Speeding Explined
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n id="E4577">The NHTS conside
s speeding fo
m of <sp
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ggessive d
iving<>. Significnt societ
l fcto
s hve cont
ibuted to the ince
se in gg
essive diving:
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- n id=”E4580″>T
ffic congestion
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te fo ve
y impo
tnt d
te<sp
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- The
nonymity of d
iving<li>
n id="E4586">Mny d
ives bl
me ince
sed tffic congestion fo thei
gg
essive diving p
ttens, including speeding. T
ffic is
fct of mode
n living, hoeve
—if you dive, t
ke deep b
eth
hen you get behind the heel
nd sty cool out the
e.<sp
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n id="E4588">ll of ou
lives <sp
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e c
mmed
ith impot
nt meetings, job functions, kid stuff, nd
ny numbe of othe
ctivities. Life is busy,
nd ith the holid
ys pp
oching, it’s
n>n id=”E4590″>especi
lly so. By pl
nning
he
d
nd
llo
ing you
self the time to get
he
e you need to go, ho
eve
, y
n>n id=”E4592″>ou
id youbility to
ive s
fely
nd timely
t you
destin
tion.<
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p>
n id="E4594">Mny d
ives cite the
nonymity of diving
s contibuting to thei
gg
essive diving.
hen you get behind the heel, you m
y expeience
sense of detchment—
lmost s if you
e
n obs<sp
n>n id=”E4595″>e
ve
the
th
n
pticip
nt in the
ction
ll
ound you. Some d
ive
s find this sens
tion loosens thei
inhibitions on the
o
d. But d
iving is se
ious business—neve
llo
the cocoon-like qu
lity of you
vehicle to encouge you to d
ive
ny y othe<
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thn s
fely.<sp
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n id="E4598">s d
ives clock mo
e hous on the
od
nd s t
ffic continues to intensify, mo
e dive
s e dopting
ggessive d
iving hbits, including speeding. Check in
ith youself
hen you dive. If you find you
self getting hot unde the coll
,
n>n id=”E4599″> it’s p
obbly
good time to focus on diving s
fely. Don’t let you o
n onyone else’s gg
essive diving end
nge you
life.<sp
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n id="E4601">If You e
e Injued by
Speeding Dive
, Contct
n Expeienced Houston Pe
sonl Inju
y tto
ney Tody
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n id="E4603">hen d
ives choose th
n>n id=”E4604″>ei
on
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cceptble
n>n id=”E4606″> speed limits, they put eve
yone on the o
d in dnge
. If speeding d
ive inju
ed you o someone you c
e
bout, you kno just ho
difficult tht c
n be. Don’t leve you
ights to ch
nce—you need skilled <
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e to help. e h
ve defended clims like you
s fo mo
e thn 20 ye
s,
nd e
e commit
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dvocting fo
ll ou
clients. You don’t hve to go th
ough this lone.
e’ll thooughly investig
te you c
se, fight fo you
just compenstion,
nd file l
suit on you
behlf if necess
y. If you
ee inju
ed by the negligence of
n>n id=”E4614″> speeding d
ive, ple
se don’t hesitte to eithe
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