Why do you think that travelling at higher speed increases the death rate on highways?

Answer 1

I do NOT think so. And statistics does not support this point of view either.

Answer 2

You're begging the question here, assuming that raising speed limits (or ignoring them) always increases the death rate. I'm not convinced it does - the old 55 mph limit was meant to save gas, not lives.

However, someone who is willing to travel considerably faster than the flow of traffic is pretty much a risk taker by definition, someone who does not take the same caution as others, and such people are more likely to do things while driving that lead to accidents.

Answer 3

I don't. It isn't speed that causes problems on the roads, it's speed differential. If everyone is going about the same speed, whether that be 50 or 90 there isn't much problem. The problem is when everyone is doing 90 and someone enters doing 15. Conversely, everyone else is doing 50 and someone starts doing 95. It's the difference between speeds that causes accidents, not the speed itself.

Answer 4

I belive that the problem is that in general we don't pay attention the way that we should. When you increase the speed that your travaling any distractions can cause much greater results. Where at 40 mph you might be able to correct a mistake at 80 mph you have covered a much greater distance and put your self at much greater risk.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

It isn't the speed that kills, it is the sudden stop when you hit something. The faster you are going, the more likely you are to lose control with catastrophic results if you have a blow-out, or hit something that isn't suppose to be on the road.

Answer 7

well it probaly could because you would have to stop shorter causing a chain reaction of cars doing the same and that could make a HUGE accident then you could die from the impact of all the cars or just other injuries from the accident.

Answer 8

Laws of physics. If it has to be explained, well, maybe you need more schooling.

Hit your head with a slow moving hand=no problem

hit your head with a fast moving train=you die

GET IT??