Speed of 100 km per hour is not much given it is hwy. It is the age limit, ban of cell phones, and drunk driving, seat belts, heavy truck vehicle inspecation that should be controlled. The implimentation of safe road act should be passed to ensure safety.

I think reducing the speed would result in more accidents! I happen to drive usually 75-85mph when I'm on the expressway and people even zoom right past me! theres already enough road rage out there lets not make it worse! I don't think speed has really anything to do with accidents, people can get into an accident wither they are going 15mph or 80mph except I think higher speeds result in more fatal accidents.

G'day Carluck, Thank you for your question. There is certainly evidence that speeding contributes to accidents and the severity. Whether this is an argument for lower speed limits or an argument for targeting groups of drivers such as young drivers is an argument. However, the evidence is that setting speed limits that the average driver doesn't respect does nothing for safety. The 55 mph limit was scrapped for that reason in part. The overall level of accidents is falling in many countries. In Australia, it is at its lowest level in fifty years due to education campaigns and better cars even though there are far more cars on the road. We are better off targeting problem groups to achieve further improvements. Some European countries are looking at flexible speed limits depending on the condition. I have attached sources for your reference. Regards Wikipedia Speed Limit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speeding#Design_speed The Speeding Driver http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/08/17977/24935 National Motorists Association http://www.motorists.org/

I think the main problem is driving different speeds than the traffic around you, for example, driving 20 mph can be dangerous if traffic is going almost nowhere or 40 mph. but driving 90 mph can be very safe if that's how fast everyone else is going.

A complicated answer to a very good question. The higher the speed - the higher the rate of accidents and deaths etc. on the roads. I dont think anyone sensibly can argue against that. However, that does not mean we sohuld lower the speed limits. If you were to take the above statement to its logical conclusion then to ensure no one gets hurt on the roads, the speed limit would have to be 0mph, or maybe back to the 3moh we had in England when cars were first invented. (A man would walk in front of the car waving a red flag to warn people). As with most things in life there is a compromise between conveneince and safety. We want to move quickly, but with reasonable safety. (Anyone who has had a close friend or relative killed by a car, will hate this king of comment - so many appologies to them). If speed limits are made too low, people tend to ignore them. In england the National Speed limit is 70mph but I would say the majority of people drive much faster on motorways etc. A lot of people think that 70mph is way too low and vote with their speeding cars. I dont think people speed so much when the limit is 30mph (apart from a few who may drive way over), so I think people do recognise tjhe need for slower speeds in certain areas. So fast driving definately kills but ther ehas to be that compromise mentioned earlier. In England we have a MOT - which is a test of the vehicle to be road worthy - without that are roads would be much more dangerous. We have to wear seat belts - a massive reduction in the nubmer of deaths on the road as a result. 30% of people that die in our road accidents were not wearing seat belts. 95% of people wear them - so you can see the massive difference it makes. Even more of a saving is the forcing of people to wear motorcycle helmets. I believe in many parts of America neither of these are compulsory - (its difficult because without legislation a lot of people are not sensible - but the saving of lives here coems at the cost of a reduction in peoples rights to choose). Im not telling you Americans what to do, only the stats, you prefer the right to choose (I dont necessarily disagree with you). Mobile phones are a huge risk. They do distaract people whether they are hands free or not. So should they be banned? You have to use a hands free kit here in England but they may get banned. Driving too close to the car in front - especially if it is wet. (In France the speed limit is reduced if its raining - very sensible). By the way I often speed (not huge amounts over the limit) and I often drive using a hands free mobile phone. I am trying to drive slower to save the planet - my CO2 emmisions - speeding wastes more fuel and also becuase I have 6 points on my license for speeding. (both times 62mph in a 50 zone). 12 points and you get banned. The points expire after 3 years as for as topping up for losing ones license. They also affect the cost of car insurance. If I do speed and get stopped - I only have myself to blame. Its not the poilicemans fault. So basically its not a simple answer to a good question.