Speed kills... just not that often
What I am about to say may well be controversial to some; however I think it is well worth saying: speed is no where near the main cause of accidents in the UK. It is worth taking the time to think about what we mean by the claim that "Speed Kills". Do we mean that going very fast will kill you? If so then that is demonstrably rubbish. The fastest I have ever driven a car is 180MPH (at Silverstone race track before anybody suggests I would ever exceed a speed limit). I have travelled at close to 600MPH and despite both I am still alive. Others have gone much faster and lived to tell the tale. So, speed itself is not a killer. How then does speed kill? Well, the culprit is not speed but inappropriate speed. I accept that the warning "Inappropriate Speed Kills" may not have the same ring to it. The Institute of Advances Motorists has just released research on the various contributory causes of accidents and I have to say that the m...