Pros And Cons Of Speed Limits

Adhering to speeds limits can be quite confusing. I myself have been so focused on getting to my destination that I’ve forgotten to pay attention to speed limits that change in different areas. I am for speed limitations for drivers for a myriad of reasons that I will discuss in this essay. Safety is number one and speeding is one of the main causes for accidents on the road each year. It is my belief that there are many causes for accidents such as driving while under the influence, but speeding is something we can all control if we adhere to the speed limits. When you are driving the speed limit in a specific area, it’s safe to assume that is the appropriate velocity for that specific area. For example, it is completely okay to drive sixty-five

One is you get to your destination much quicker and another is expressway mileage is actually better for your car versus city miles. The constant stop and go due to traffic lights wears out a vehicle over time. However, if you were to be involved in a collision the outcome would be much worse than an accident occurring while driving twenty miles per hour. Speed limits are in place for a reason. It isn’t wise to go above the speed limit of a neighborhood where children play, or in school zones where children our crossing. Though we’d like to think they are being watched and their parents will hold their hands while they cross the street… that is not always the case. Children and adults alike can jaywalk into the middle of a road and if you are going above the speed limit for that area, you will have a very hard time to stop within a timely manner. Even on an expressway, I don’t recommend going above the speed limit because there are many dangers such as very large semi-trucks and wild animals such as deer, that sometimes go on the road. It takes a lot more distance for a car to slow down the faster it is

When driving really fast and knowing they are going to crash, their immediate instinct is to slam on the breaks which can and sometimes causes the vehicle to flip over. I myself have had a couple scares. I was once driving through a neighborhood and the speed limit was twenty-five miles per hour. I was going double the speed limit rushing to work. Out of no where, a man on a bicycle suddenly passed in front of my car. The look on this man’s face was complete terror, his skin turned pale. He thought I was going to hit him and so did I. Luckily, he was also moving very quickly on his bike, and I missed him by a hair. On another occasion, I was driving on the expressway to work and I wasn’t paying attention to the speed limits. I suddenly entered a “work zone” and completely ignored the speed limit that dropped from sixty to forty miles per hour. A highway patrol officer pulled me over as soon as I passed him. I received an extremely high fine and I was very frustrated with the officer and myself, because I didn’t see the sign stating the speed limit had