Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around curves or objects in the roadway, extends the distance necessary to stop a vehicle, and increases the distance a vehicle travels while the driver reacts to a dangerous situation. An for a crash to be considered speeding-related, the driver must be charged with a speeding-related offense.

Have you been in an car accident because of someone neglect in obeying the speed laws? Contact our NY Traffic Lawyer to help you with your speeding auto accident!

An officer can also determine speed related offenses if:

• Indicated that car racing
• Driving too fast for conditions
• Exceeding the posted speed

Speeding & Alcohol Statistics
Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. But, when combined with alcohol, speeding becomes clearly a deadly combination. Alcohol involvement is prevalent for drivers involved in speeding-related crashes.

In 2004, 40 percent of the drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher involved in fatal crashes were speeding, compared with only 15 percent of the drivers with a BAC of .00 g/dL involved in fatal crashes.

Alcohol and speeding seem to go hand in hand. In 2004, 26 percent of the speeding drivers under age 21 who were involved in fatal crashes also had a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher. In contrast, only 12 percent of the non-speeding drivers under age 21 involved in fatal crashes in 2004 had a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher. For drivers between the ages of 21 and 24 who were involved in fatal crashes in 2004, 49 percent of speeding drivers had a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher, compared with only 25 percent of non-speeding drivers.

Did You Know?
For drivers involved in fatal crashes, young males are the most likely to be speeding. The relative proportion of speeding-related crashes to all crashes decreases with increasing driver age.

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