The Importance of Not Speeding & Telling The

I am writing this essay upon the request of the Augusta County Juvenile

Court System. I believe that during the time for which I have lost my

license I have learned many facts. Facts on why it is unsafe to speed and on

the importance of following the speed limits set. For example, one quote

which I found to be very true is, "The faster you go, the more likely you are

to crash. The faster you crash, the more likely you are to die." While auto

accidents themselves injure a person in the United States every 10 seconds,

speeding drivers are the cause of nearly 30% of these collisions. The

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that

speeding alone was a contributing factor in almost one-third of all fatal

crashes last year.

One thing that speeding does is reduce the time that a driver needs to

avoid having a wreck. This increases the chances of crashing and the

likelihood that the accident will be serious or even fatal. Secondly, speeding

increases the distance needed to stop, which can easily cause someone to

hit someone or something. Speeding drivers also may not be able to judge

distances as well and just about anything around them could be at a greater

risk. Just in this past year, out of the accidents that occurred on holidays

30-40% were caused by speeding alone.

I think a huge part of speeding by teenagers is the fact that many do

not realize just how dangerous speeding really is. The reason behind this

statement is that I was a speeding teenager, and a lot of my friends are

speeding teenagers. I think I would have thought twice about speeding if I

knew