Risks Of Speeding - San Antonio Online Adult Drivers Education Video Lecture | Drivers Education of America: Overview - Personal Skills

controlling your speed is the single
largest factor in being a collision free
driver we have already discussed driving
at an unsafe speed below the speed limit
but it turns out this is the second
leading cause of all traffic fatalities
behind DUIs
this screams the single message that
drivers slowdown or what they perceive
as a dangerous situation but apparently
the speed reduction is not enough the
total amount of collisions caused by
speed even though is under the posted
speed limit is almost double any other
category when I add in the fatalities
caused by actual speeders then speed as
a factor of traffic fatalities becomes
the number one cause of deaths making
drinking and driving second we see
advertisements and hear lectures about
drinking and driving but speed is really
just as likely to take your life I would
really like your attention here speed
kills because of its contribution to the
impact of the collision if something
goes wrong your body can survive a
collision at 20 miles per hour
heck look at football players running
into one another the force of those
collisions is well over 20 miles per
hour your body unprotected cannot
survive much more than that particularly
if you are hit in just the wrong place
driving is the only activity I can think
of or you're so greatly rewarded for
going slow you're never going to go to
work or school and the boss or teachers
say wow you sure weren't slow good job
however in driving the slower you go the
easier it is the slower you go the more
successful you will be
I'm not kidding with you it is one of
the most amazing conflicts in our
society we set most speed limits at 45
miles per hour or less and still speed
below the posted speed limit is a top
killer of motorists ow all I can do is
speculate that wet or
see streets play a major factor a true
ability to control the vehicle at 30 or
40 miles per hour is really poor and
just plain driver misjudgment the real
deal here is it takes about five years
worth of driving to become an average
driver think of all the older more
experienced drivers out there on the
road you were a beginner compared to
them so why drive fast drive slower
taking all of the clues in a situation
and cautiously make your driving
decisions there are several factors that
contribute to speeds large contribution
to fatalities related to driving one
many of you over the course of a year
will do most of your driving at night
even though you may be driving slower
because it is dark we still can't see as
far down the road as we can during the
daytime therefore even though we may see
a problem at night we will probably be
closer to that problem therefore the
force of the collision will be greater
secondly is your familiarity with the
roads if you are unfamiliar with that
part of town and it is dark everything
is sort of a surprise you would need to
read the warning signs is greater than
ever yet it is night and you are driving
too fast the bottom line is that to be
successful at driving you have to have
the strict discipline of look then move
and when you start adding speed to that
process driving just gets more and more
dangerous because you moved and did not
look sufficiently
so be cool enhance your calm slow ride
and let them check you out if they see
you then you can see them and we can
avoid a crash