The Top 5 Reasons People Speed
October 29, 2021 3:31AM CDT
Do you feel the need…the need…for SPEED?!
Someone conducted a study to understand why people SPEED, and came up with a list of the top five reasons people drive too fast.
Here’s what they found:
- There’s no traffic, so they feel it’s safe to drive faster than the speed limit.
- They’re a “good driver,” so they think they can drive safely at high speeds.
- There doesn’t seem to be any police, so they think they can get away with it.
- They believe that the posted speed limit is slower than necessary.
- They think empty roads are an opportunity to see how fast their car can go.
For the study, people were specifically asked about driving during the pandemic and 10% admitted to driving more than 20 miles per hour over the limit at some point during the past year and a half.
Some other reasons people might speed include:
- Being late.
- Having impaired judgment.
- Not knowing what the speed limit is.
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