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Stopping Distance

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A key issue in speeding related crashes is the fact that most motorists underestimate the distance needed to stop.

When traveling at 65 mph, your vehicle is moving at 95 feet per second.

With reaction time and stopping distance, it will take your vehicle over 100 yards to come to a complete stop.


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The Problem

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One of the disturbing problems with speeding is that while most people accept that speeding increases crash risk, most people continue to speed. While drunk driving is generally viewed as socially unacceptable, speeding is not.

Research has shown that people make false distinctions about categories of speeding.

Many people define speeding by 5-10 mph as merely 'driving over the limit' and even view speeding by 10-20 mph as

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