Which is more dangerous?

Question

someone doing 40mph in a 30 (but that you could drive along at upto 50-60 when empty) but paying full attention to the road ahead, concentrating on everything around and preparation of break incase the unexpected happens or someone doing 30, starring consistantly at their speedo, daydreaming cos they're far more worried bout going even 1mph over and getting flashed or decide to put cruise control on so they can think of other things, feed their kids behind and what else have you until they realise theres a dead childs body right in front of their car with blood all over the windscreen and other horrific things of such.
And yet y they think someone doing 30 starring at their speedo stead of the road is less dangerous than someone driving safely, watching the road, doing a reasonable speed that isn't too slow or too fast but just enough for the conditon of the road and its surroundings, so they will still notice hazards in plenty of time.
i tell you they are just making it worse both in terms of fun, pollution, money, and safety than any better.
and i don't want any of u dorks going 'oh speed kills'
is it really like
oh im doing 30mph in a 30, its totally safe and legal and hitting someone at that they will have 99% chance of living whereas doing 31mph is dangerous, illegal and hitting someone at that they will have 99% chance of dying, 0ver 90% of speeding related accidents are for those who go too fast for the road conditons, obstacles, weather conditions, taking a corner too fast, dangerous overtaking, all of which could happen doing well above or well below the limit
some roads you can't even do half the legal limit wiht its conditions, other roads you could do even up to and over double the limit safely.
I'm not saying bad speeding isn't dangerous, I'm just trying to make a fair share side of point here so driving can still be enjoyable, pleasent and safe for all of us, not all this stupid oh spend more of your time worrying bout what bloody speed your doing and treating it lyk you deliberatly stabbed someone to death just for driving at 10mph over the limit, not like oh he crashed at 40mph in a 30, had he been doing 30 in a 30, he would not have crashed at all etc
weird these people are

Answer 1

erm wow thats like randomest thing ever u went from speeding to stabbing some1 to death that harliarous

Answer 2

Both are dangerous. I don't see how someone can logically justify that speeding is the safe thing to do, or that going 15 under the speed limit is safe either. The laws are the laws. You can't change them, and can be punished for not obeying them. So in my opinion, you might as well just buckle down and stay within the law, so the cops will have absolutely nothing on you.

Answer 3

I hear what you're saying, its all about educating people. People think that just if they are doing the speed limit that they are driving safely - not true!



90% of my working life is spent driving and you wouldn't believe the amount of stupid things you see people doing while driving - doing make-up, looking at children in the back seat, reading! All of this done while the driver is within the speed limit and driving "safely". I've also been rear ended a couple of times by drivers who simply were not paying attention to road conditions/junctions etc.



The speed limits are there for a reason - people need to learn how to drive before they can drive safely at any speed!



Check out this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wT7zM8XgXQ



Most of it at less that 10mph!!!

Answer 4

OK I think I understand what you are asking here. Firstly you should understand a few things. Your statistic are way off. For example hitting someone at 31 mph does not mean they have a 99% chance of dying. And you will not be prosecuted for driving at 31 in a 30 MPH zone you are legally allowed 10% as car speed's are not calibrated to the exact speed they record on the dial. So you will be allowed 33 MPH in a 30 zone, 44 in a 40, 55 in a 50 and so on. I do agree with you it is getting really ridiculous the amount of signs,cameras, warnings, box junctions, traffic lights and mini roundabouts there are in town/city centres etc. This is a cause for concern as I know I am for ever looking out for speed signs as now there are stupid 20pmh zones to content with as well box junctions every few metres and cameras. I find myself concentrating on all that when I should be concentrating on the road looking out for hazards not stupid petty restrictions. But yes speed does kill that is true but lets be honest the stopping distances in the highway code are way off the mark as was proved on top gear recently. They we calibrated in 1968 or some such time before modern breaking systems (ABS) Disc Brakes etc were invented. There are sports cars that can from a standing start to 60MPH and stop within 4 seconds. I truly believe its time to up the speed limits on our motorways to say 90MPH but restrict new drivers to no more than 60MPH. The P plate system should be introduced so young and new drivers are limited to lower speeds for say 2 years. Lets be honest when learning to drive you are not really learning to drive but learning to pass a driving test. Its only once you have passed that you truly start to learn how to drive it comes with experience.

I would say that the time has come to really overhaul our laws concerning driving and make for a better safer road network

Answer 5

Just pay the speeding ticket and take easy on the throttle the next time. Try as one might there is no justification for travelling above the posted speed limit.

Answer 6

don't suppose you've just been fined for speeding have you?



i know what you mean though. id agree with you about 40 and paying attention but you never know if a kids gonna jump out from behind a car (stupid kid i know but it happens) i think the idea is to drive at 30 AND be paying attention, if your not looking at your speedo at 40 how do you know your doing 40? well if you can magically tell what speed your doing, surely you can manage it at 30 without staring intensely at the speedometer? there will be idiots that speed too much and idiots that drive slow but don't pay attention (dithery old ladies... don't even get me started!! i've seen more elderly women cause crashes than 18 yr old boy racers!!) point is that YOU drive safely, let the law sort everyone else out, as much as i hate speed humps and cameras, there is no magical solution and they do what they can.

Answer 7

Yes a distracted driver is dangerous.

A speeding driver is also dangerous.

So is a drunk driver. In each case if you cause an accident, you are at fault.

Your main goal when you are at the wheel is to get where you are going safely.

Answer 8

your thing is too long. lets clarify. keep to speed limit as it is the law. also if you hit someone at 40mph they die, if you hit someone at 30mph thay may have massive injuries but less die and at 20 mph even less injury and death. does that make sense. obviously being awake and concentrating is essential when driving

Answer 9

What is more dangerous is someone who wants to justify breaking laws and taking excessive risks, simply because other people are also idiots.

Answer 10

I lost interest after "someone doing 40mph"

Answer 11

yeh maybs but without speed limits more people would speed. and stopping distances are significantly increased even at slightly increased speeds.

Answer 12

lmao WHAT? Um #2, that waws way too long, you lost me at the 2nd sentence :\

Answer 13

They are both dangerous.