The Speed Limit in the State of Michigan Should be Raised to 80 mph

On March 6, 2016 I myself had an accident when leaving a concert. Luckily it wasn’t bad and no serious damage was done to myself, my cousin, or the other person involved. If I would have took the advice from my instructor when taking my driver’s test I might not have gotten into this situation at all. The advice given to me was the Two- Second Rule, which means that for every five miles per hour a driver should stay at least one vehicle length behind the car in front

vehicle collisions yearly, according to Kristof’s projections (Kristof 161). This is exponentially greater than the 30,000 who are killed in car accidents today, after these regulations were

In New Jersey, “all first time drivers under 21 have to adhere to graduate driver restrictions.” (O’Connor 2) While these restrictions have done a lot to minimize fatalities and crashes for 16-18 year olds, “New Jersey’s tough laws may have just shifted the effect to 21-year-olds”. This means the same negative effect of increased crash rates for unrestricted first-time drivers that usually happens at the age of 18 happens at the age of 21 in New Jersey. Overall, more drivers have to be slowed down by the restrictions for a similar end

I was pulled over by a police officer because I was going faster than I was supposed to in that designated area. The zone was a sixty-five mile per hour zone and I was do eighty. I have agreed to the terms that I was found guilty of this and now come to you the reader explaining why it may be dangerous to be speeding in certain areas and ultimately everywhere. During this experience I have learned that there are many consequences for not driving safe, because there is never a good reason to speed. I have learned that it is extremely dangerous to speed and that there will be consequences, even if they are minor like, obtaining a ticket, and occasionally they are major, like killing running into someone else. It does not matter what happens after, you should not be speeding ever because there is never a good

Rather you agree or disagree with having a speed limit; or even obeying the speed limit. It is our morally duty to accept the fact that lawmakers created speed limits in the citizens’ best interest to protect drivers for minor and fatal car accidents. Some citizens still question, if in fact the government claims to set speed limits are really for the public well-being, or simply to make a quick profit. Of course, one thing we can

This reckless driving--113 m.p.h--was a surprise and frustration for the author because his son was reasonable, measured, and mostly repentant after the incident; his son’s only qualm was that he shouldn’t have been cited for reckless driving because he was incredibly focused and thoughtful about where and when he was speeding. This odd paradox was frustrating to the author because he simply couldn’t understand his son’s thinking.

Setting unreasonable deadlines that encourage or force drivers to speed or neglect to rest in order to make timely deliveries

Michigan state Senator Rick Jones, a republican from Grand ledge, the sponsor of 943 bills, and a former employee of law enforcement is reaching to accommodate Michigan's speed limit. That could mean a 75-80 mph speed limit on certain parts of the freeway, or even the adjustment of 55 mph on curves, and crowded areas with constrained visibility. His reasoning behind this proposal is his belief that some communities are setting low speed limits on roads to increase ticket dividend. His plan for this action is to leave the calculations for a better flowing freeway system to the Michigan State Police. Their method would include using traffic data to find the speed that 85 percent of michigan's drivers already use. Examples of the expanse that these changes could be present in are perhaps along with US 131 near

Many studies carried out on the effect of a higher drinking age on the rates of traffic accidents have found out that there has been a significant drop in numbers. A study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found out that the increased of MLDA age significantly reduced the number of fatal traffic accidents among the age of 18 and 20 years olds by approximately thirteen percent (NHTSA, 6). Similarly, a total of close to 27,502 lives were saved between the years of 1975 and 2008. Hence, lowering the MLDA to 18 would only mean more traffic accidents and fatalities among the

The authors single most important idea of the passage is to persuade parents and the states to raise the legal driving age of sixteen. She uses statics and collective experience to show that raising the driving age will help lower death rates.

Ranked highest among distracted driving was texting. According to those who oppose changing the law each driver is responsible for their behavior and government interference is not necessary. In addition to supporting changing the law, lawmakers and other adults must take some responsibility in encouraging safe driving behavior. Although teens and young drivers texting are the primary source of fatalities of texting and driving. In the ABC News video, teens and distracted driving it showed how easily it is to be distracted. A driver not focused on the road can harm or kill themselves or others. Changing laws are time consuming and costly. Making distracted drivers a first offense shows the citizens of Florida lives are worth it.

I’d like to start this speech today with a question. How many people have been in a vehicle whether being the driver or a passenger and drove by a stationary emergency vehicle sitting alongside the road? I can attest to driving by as well as being on the side of the road. My father, my grandfather, my uncle, and some of my ideals are alongside the road every single day. My grandfather owns a towing company, I have spent my entire life around emergency responders. So, the Move Over Slow Down Law hits very close to home. An article published by Matt Gray states, “Five firefighters per year, and one law enforcement officer per month are killed due to the violation of the Move Over Law. One tow truck driver is killed every six days due to Move Over violations,” (Gray). I am here today to persuade the audience to move over and slow down for emergency responders alongside the road as well as stranded motorists. People need to be aware of the Move Over Slow Down Law.

There are several distractions for drivers today, cell phones, passengers, even simple things like the radio. But did you know that these distractions cause approximately 10% of crashes, being potentially fatal, for drivers today. Wether these drivers are teenagers or adults distracted driving is a problem on Utah’s roads. For teenagers most fatal crashes are caused by driving off the road. For adults speeding is the leading cause of fatal crashes. Personally I find it interesting when looking at the Top five leading causes of death on Utah roads, the third leading cause is unrestrained occupants, while the fifth is distracted and drunk driving. I would have thought that drunk driving would cause more deaths than Speeding, failure to keep in

This fact proves how teens are easily distracted when driving. More than 10,000 teenagers died in Tennessee from speeding in the years from 2005-2008. This proves that teens do have a tendency to speed while driving, let alone this is just one of the 50 states in the U.S (Teen Driver Safety, page 1”). There are many facts about teen driving and all of the facts I have collected just prove my reasons to be more correct than they already are.

Speeding is defined as the act or an instance of driving, especially a motor vehicle, faster than is allowed by law. Speeding is often one component of aggressive driving which is defined as committing a combination of moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property. There are strong direct relationships between the speed at which we drive and the risk of crash involvement and the injuries sustained if a crash results. The probability of injury and the severity of those injuries increases exponentially with vehicle speed. Even small increases in speeds result in a large increase in the forces experienced by the vehicle occupants or other road users. Put simply, the faster you drive, the harder you hit and the more severe the injuries you or someone else are likely to suffer. Traveling over the speed limit can be especially dangerous in bad weather conditions. Speeding was a factor in 53 percent of fatal crashes that occurred when there was snow or slush on