These figures may be accurate but the link between speed limit and traffic accidents is erroneous. People consistently drive over the speed limit no matter what it is.

When you are out driving, drive the speed limit and take note of how many vehicles pass you, how many vehicles ride on your tail because you are not moving fast enough, what age groups are involved and where all of this happens. It occurs on interstates, rural roads, and urban streets. Speed limits mean absolutely nothing until there is a police officer threatening to write you a ticket.

Driving has become a gratuitous show of power and position. What does anyone gain by being ahead of everyone else? How much time do you really save by getting someplace faster?

Increased police enforcement must be a serious consideration because people will not control themselves. Driving defensively is a term that is only heard when taking the driving test and other people’s safety is of no concern to most people.