While you’re rushing to get ready you rush to get to your destination which means you speed down the street in your car. You don’t think much of it. You’ve sped before and everything was fine. Hey‚ you even think you’re a pretty good driver. But all it takes is one over correction or one sharp turn or one dog or small child in the middle of the road for a life to be lost. Speeding is a factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes‚ killing an average of 1‚000 Americans every month‚ according to the
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most common causes of motor vehicle accidents are speeding (36%)‚ drink driving (20%)‚ and fatigue (16%). Speeding is a major cause of motor vehicle accidents and remains the biggest killer on our roads. In Australia speeding contributes in about 36% of fatal road accidents. This means on average‚ around 465 people die each year due to speed-related crashes in Australia (Road Deaths Australia 2011 Statistical Summary‚ 2011). In NSW alone‚ speeding is a factor in about 40% of road deaths. This means
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Two months after I get my driver’s license‚ I get my very first speeding ticket. What a great way to start out driving‚ right? Well my parents didn’t think so. So‚ I’m driving home from school on this I guess you could call it a “hilly” road where the bumps are fun to ride over when speeding. It was all fun and games until I spot the cop parked at the end of the street just watching me. There was no use in slowing down. I knew he’d already clocked me at 50 in a 25. There wasn’t anyone on the road
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right o’ clock am. I am running down stair to get in my car. I’m in my car speeding trying to make it to school on time. All I could think of was I hope I don’t get caught speeding and get a ticket. I was almost at school didn’t realize I was in a school zone. Once I seen the sign I started to slow my vehicle down. I checked my surrounding didn’t see ant police around‚ out of nowhere I started to hear the ringing coming from a police car. Didn’t know he was coming for me as I pulled over in the
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Essay Danger Noun[edit] danger (plural dangers) (obsolete) Ability to harm; someone’s dominion or power to harm or penalise. See In one’s danger‚ below. "You stand within his danger‚ do you not?" (Shakespeare‚ Merchant of Venice‚ 4:1:180) [quotations ▼] (obsolete) Liability. [quotations ▼] (obsolete) Difficulty; sparingness. (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?) (obsolete) Coyness; disdainful behavior. (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
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There are serious consequences of speeding. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. NHTSA estimates that the annual economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is $40.4 billion. In 2010‚ speeding was a contributing factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes‚ and 32‚885 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes. This equates to 90 fatalities per day in the United States.
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limit to what cars can go when they are made. With the highest speed limit in America being 85 mph‚ shouldn’t all cars in America just be governed to 85 mph? The simple answer is no. If you governed cars to only be able to do certain speeds there would be lots of problems. First and foremost these contraptions could probably be taken off the car and with modifications the cars could do over the governed limit. Also if you restricted speeds you would have to lower the power output of cars and when you
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Persuasive Speech Against Speeding (Fast Driving) Specific purpose: To persuade the audience that fast driving should be avoided Introduction: No body can deny the fact that going fast in cars is fun‚ and who hasn’t experienced the feeling of the excitment rush in the veins when the wheels start running fast and things almost get out of control ? And on the other hand‚ who hasn’t gone through the sadness of losing a dear person due to fast driving‚ or even the sadness caused by hearing
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speed‚ but with speeding comes a lot of risk and dangers. Speeding can cause you to get a ticket which is expensive and time consuming‚ increase your cost of insurance‚ put your life and others lives in danger‚ and above all it is against the law. In North Carolina‚ 1 person is killed or injured in speed-related crashes every 22 minutes. The risk of a crash in a 60 mph zone doubles with every 5 mph above the limit. The public needs to be more aware of the dangers of speeding. You can frequently
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Speeding Speeding is a serious offence. Obey the speed limit. Did you know on average 5 people die every day in the UK because of speeding? You might just be running late for a meeting or just wanting to go fast. Wouldn’t you rather be late or just slow down? Instead‚ you’re risking your life and the lives of others. Speeding is the most common and dangerous offence on our roads. Road safety has significantly improved. However‚ there is an average of 5 deaths a week. That number is way too
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