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    A Koenigsegg CCR, a Swedish sports car, goes speeding down a highway. One sign passes the driver announcing the speed limit; "75 miles per hour." Then another sign. Soon the driver is passing the signs so fast that he or she cannot read the signs. A cop is sitting in his or her vehicle, waiting for someone to go zooming past. Suddenly, an object flashes in front of the vehicle. The radar gun is blinking fast – 242 mph. The vehicle was going 242 miles per hour in a 75. With a flick of a switch, the

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    Benefits Of Speeding

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    Why do we speed? What are the benefits of speeding? There are some benefits of speeding but there is always a consequence for it. Speeding makes our job faster but also more likely to have a mistake. If we eat faster and not spend enough time to chew our food, we are more likely to feel hungrier and eat more. If we speed in driving there is a big chance of getting into an accident or getting a speeding ticket. But no matter how dangerous it is people seems to don’t care and just keep it going and

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    dangers can be minimized or eliminated they should be. Pedestrians on and around the campus have made complaints about driver speed, and Ohio State wants to know if pedestrians in the campus area are safe with the current road safety measures. The purpose of this experiment was to test the speeds of cars on two major roads near Ohio States campus and decide if these speeds are safe. The next sections outline the different areas of the experiment. Section 2 describes how this experiment was carried

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    explaining why it may be dangerous to be speeding in certain areas and ultimately everywhere. During this experience I have learned that there are many consequences for not driving safe, because there is never a good reason to speed. I have learned that it is extremely dangerous to speed and that there will be consequences, even if they are minor like, obtaining a ticket, and occasionally they are major, like killing running into someone else. It does not matter what happens after, you should not be speeding

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    My First Car Crash

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    transmission. This type of vehicle was far from being considered fast, but at least it was enjoyable to drive due to it being a stick shift. One of the worst habits an experienced driver can acquire is speeding, which I used to experiment to see the maximum speed I could reach with my small red car. Consequently, this mindset would all change after I endured the very first car crash of my life in April, 2016. It was a late Friday night, and I had just received a text from

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    runs out of the room. Once he takes 2 steps out of the room, his body begins to pulse with energy, and his legs move faster than they ever have before. Everything around him seems to slow down as he runs out of the building, and into the streets. His speed builds more and more until he collapses from exhaustion. Gayge pulls up in a black car and helps Maaz into it as they head back to the industrial

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    Argue for the limitation of speed limits In American society today, there are numerous laws designed to protect all citizens. One such law is having a speed limit. This requires motorists to drive reasonably and consider the conditions and potential hazards, regardless of what the speed limit signs say. As the automobile demands grew, the streets and highways expanded throughout the US, lawmakers created speed limits. On thee another hand, some citizens believe with modern day road materials

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    Driving at night can be dangerous, especially when you had a long exhausting day. Sometimes I find myself in a rush and can’t help myself but to speed. The night I got into my first accident was the night I learned a really valuable lesson. Which is not to speed. It was 9:45pm, rainy night, on December 15, It was getting close to the end of my 12 hour shift, at Romoland Market. It was a busy and long day. Customers kept on coming in and out consistently. The lines was backed up all the way by the

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    officers would often pull over drivers for traveling only ten miles over the speed limit. When my friends pointed out that I was traveling 75 mph, I smirked at them and watched the needle in my speedometer push past 85. My smirk was a tacit recognition of the risks of my behavior. Disregarding these risks created the illusion that I was indifferent towards my own recklessness. My friends laughed in response to my increasing speed, and I beamed. Their approval kept me going

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    increase of the speed limit in the state of Michigan going from 70 to 80 MPH or in some cases going from 55 to 80 MPH has brought up discussions which experts say increasing the speed limit will only cause more accidents. Reporter Roop Raj uses a policy statement to argue that the speed limit should not be increased to 80 MPH. Allowing the speed limit to increase to 80 MPH will only make drivers speed more. The first piece of ground is the author’s assertion that raising the speed limit will make

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