13 May 2012 /24-7PressRelease / -recent by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has determined that no there was no decline in deaths over the past three decades, despite the security measures designed to combat speeding and aggressive driving speed.
Examination of the driving behaviour of drivers killed in crashes during these 30 years reveals that the rate of seat belt use increased by 57%, and there was a decrease of 24% of the consumption of alcohol in drivers. Despite the gains of these safe driving behaviours, pilots continue to speed - behaviour which tragically continues to cause the prevention of traffic and fatal accidents.
A study of 2009 in the American Journal of Public Health found that, after the repeal of the national speed limit in 1995, there was an increase of three per cent of the road totalling a death approximately 12 000 deaths. In fact, only three States have a classification at an excessive speed and seven have increased speed limits. Only two States have increased fines for speeding since 2005.
Reverse the trend of aggressive driving
To combat the deadly effects of speeding and aggressive driving, the GHSA recommends that States increase execution speed on all roads, but especially to school and work areas. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wish GHSA to develop a national campaign of speed to combat speeding and produce public service announcements to inform drivers about the dangers of speeding. Also wishes to NHTSA to promote the implementation of automated, speed cameras which only 14 States currently allow and only two allow the State of Minnesota. The GHSA finally want NHTSA to sponsor a Summit on the speed and aggressive driving, which could foster discussion on how to curb the problem of speeding.
Recommendations of the GHSA target them a very serious problem. Speed is a factor in one third of all fatal accidents in the United States. Speed reduces the time that a driver must react to avoid an accident and increases the severity of an accident, when an occurs. In fact, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has determined that an increase of 40 mph to 60 mph double of the energy released in an accident.
A 2003 NHTSA study found that the proportion of accidents related to the speed of all accidents decreases with the age of drivers: as pilots of grow, speed is less likely to be a factor in the accident. 39% of the male drivers 15 to 20 years old involved in fatal accidents this year was speeding.
If the speed of the driver causes a car accident, he or she may be held liable by the injured party negligence or recklessness, especially if speed was excessive. The injured party must prove to the Court that the speed of the other driver contributed to his injuries.
Most Americans probably can admit for speeding at least once during their careers at the wheel, but they probably don't realize is really dangerous speeding. States should take security measures and create laws and regulations aimed at increasing execution speed for disincentivize need perceived speed. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an accident involving a speeder, please consult experienced counsel of bodily harm to explore your legal options.
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