The average car insurance premium for safe drivers is substantially lower than high risk drivers. If your car insurance premium has been increasing because of your driving history, it's never too late to reverse that trend by turning a new leaf with your driving habits. You will have to focus 100 percent on your driving, drive defensively, and obey the traffic laws.
One of the most important of these laws is the one many drivers routinely violate: not speeding. Why is it routinely violated? Because it's easy to do and the plush interior of a car insulates you from sensing the true dangers of speeding. Many people who have never experienced the violence of a high-speed accident fail to appreciate the danger.
Why Speeding Is So Dangerous
Your ability to steer and brake is determined by the traction of your tires with the road. This traction remains
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Accidents at higher speed also increase the damage to your car and the severity of injuries. These increase the amount of your insurance claim, which increases the premiums you pay.
What Is Speeding?
There are many ways you can speed. One of these is exceeding the posted speed limit. Perhaps your car can "easily" handle the road at speeds higher than the posted limit. However, it only seems that way when nothing goes wrong. If a car suddenly makes a turn in front of you, you'll have less time to react, your brakes will require more distance to drop your speed, and your steering is less nimble. Exceeding the speed limit leaves you with little safety margin to spare.
You can also speed by driving too fast for the conditions. The posted speed limits are meant for perfect road conditions. Poor conditions such as damaged or wet pavement reduce your car's braking and steering capabilities. If you get into an accident while driving at the posted speed limit in poor road conditions, you may be found at