The speed limits are designed for the purpose of giving the drivers an approximate rate through which they ought to drive in a particular area. A speed limit refers to the maxim authorized speed that a drive can travel on a road. One might drive reasonably slower than the indicated speed, but it is deemed illegal to driving faster. Imposing a speed limit has an impact on the prevention of occurrence of accidents. According to the data from the National Highway Traffic, in the year 2013 approximately thirty-two thousand people died as a result of fatal motor crashes in the United States while more than two million people were injured (Jester 1). These numbers have reduced over time but motor vehicle accidents are still the leading causes …show more content…
As such, the opponents of reducing the speed limit on the highway points to this fact to support their view. However, Germany has an infrastructure that is more superior when compared to the majority of the countries. The roads in Germany have been constructed as per the strictest safety standards in the globe and rank in the middle of industrialized nations with regards to the traffic deaths (The Guardian 2). In Germany, the drivers use the Autobahn, which implies that they driver have an enhanced understanding of their vehicles, its limitation and capabilities (Birnbaum 2). However, the US cannot be able to spend a lot of money on highways because are going to cost more than $3.6 trillion dollars. States such as New York have imposed lower speed limits in its national highway. New York reduced the speed from 30 to 25 Mph. This initiative was undertaken by the city to help reduce the risk of fatality (George 2). Rather than the nation investing in improving its overall infrastructure that would place an extra burden on the taxpayers, imposing of speed limits to help save lives seems to be one of the most promising