Have you ever been running late, but didn’t go over the speed limit for fear of getting a ticket? Many other people have had this same thought before. A speeding ticket can make a big impact on one’s life both financially and emotionally. Although many law officials may argue that speed laws are a good thing, in reality, they should be raised or removed because they cause more accidents and more traffic, the laws are outdated, they create higher fatality rates nationwide, the speed limit has little effect on how fast people drive, they make getting to work and important events on time hard to do. Accidents and traffic are two things that people hate dealing with. Enforcing speed laws has been proven to be effective for causing both more accidents and more traffic. In Justin Stenstrom, Editor-in-Chief of EliteManMagazine.com article, he states “Nobody likes paying for speeding tickets. It’s probably one of the most frustrating things on the planet. Not only this, but having police officers constantly pulling people over on the highways for speeding causes more …show more content…
Many law officials may argue that speed laws are a good thing, but they have been proven to be ineffective. Speed limits only cause more of a headache for both law officials and people. Raising the speed limit has been proven to cause less accidents and traffic, create lower fatality rates, and make getting to work and important events on time easier. Drivers will drive the speed in which they feel comfortable at, no matter what the speed limit is. Instead of causing more ruckus, speed limits should be raised. Period. There are many bill proposals in the works to raise speed limits nationwide on multiple-lane highways. In time these outdated laws will no longer be effective. Now the question has to be asked, Have you ever been running late, but didn’t go over the speed limit for fear of getting a