Geovany Maldonado
Speeding by Drivers under 21
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 2016, 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. Speed-related traffic fatalities in New Jersey were 556 in 2010. The highest percentage of speed-related fatalities is attributed to drivers under the age of 20. The dangers of speeding are certainly well known to most drivers, either by getting a ticket for speeding from law enforcement or being part of an accident due to someone driving too fast or even having a loved one be a victim of excessive speeding. Speeding is the act or an instance of driving especially a motor vehicle faster than is allowed by law. Speeding occurs in 33% of all fatal accidents. Driving too fast is also the third leading contributing factor in traffic crashes. People speed because, they’re in a rush to get someplace. Maybe they're late for work or a date, or just trying to get home quicker to have more time to relax. They’re not paying attention to their driving. A lot of the time young drivers play their stereo's at very loud volumes. While they are driving down the road singing along to their favorite tunes, they tend to overlook the speeds their going. Most times they don’t realize they are speeding until they either get caught behind a slow moving vehicle, get pulled over by a police officer or crash their vehicle, because they lost control due to high speeds. They just don’t think the laws apply to them. They don’t think their driving is dangerous. Most men think this way. They think they are invincible, that nothing bad can happen to them....