Have you ever noticed that muscle cars and souped up trucks tend to be driven by persons who think that the only speed appropriate for such vehicles is - simply too fast?
While we tend to (over?) emphasize the fact that distracted and drunk driving account for a large number of injuries and fatalies in automobile and truck accidents - we often overlook speeding as another major factor in these same statistics.
Yet, according to some sources, speeding accounts for thousands of city and highway deaths each year - and it may be one of the simplest problems to cure.
Persons who have been pulled over by law enforcement for speeding continue to repeat the mantra that they 'didn't realize they were going so fast' or they didn't realize they were 'exceeding the legal speed limit'. This technology may further assist the driver by either offering a verbal warning (in that pleasant female voice to which we have all grown accustomed) or by engaging some type of braking system that will cause the vehicle to slow down to legal limits.
Ah, the wonders of technology - pretty soon the car will be doing all the driving for us.
Well, smart technology is now being developed that will actually communicate with the vehicle to let them know if they are traveling at a speed that exceeds the limits of the area. While many may not like such technology, it would be especially helpful for teen drivers.
Greg Baumgartner is a Texas personal injury lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping personal injury victims seek civil justice. If you would like to speak with a Texas accident lawyer call the Baumgartner firm.
