Speeding Info
... Alcohol is involved in 40% of these fatalities, and speeding is involved in 29% of all vehicle accident fatalities. ... Speeding: NHTSA says that speed-related crashes—where the driver was charged with a speed-related offense or the officer indicated that exceeding the posted speed limit, driving too fast for conditions or racing was a contributing factor—cost society $40. ... Speeding was a contributing factor in 30 percent of all fatal crashes. ... In 2001, 36 percent of 15- to 20-year old male drivers who were involved in fatal crashes were speeding at the time of the crash.