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Why is speeding a major factor in accidents and road fatalities?

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Speed is one of the basic risk factors in traffic

Explanation: Higher driving speeds lead to higher collision speeds and thus to severer injury. Higher driving speeds also provide less time to process information and act on it, and the braking distance is longer.

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Higher driving speeds lead to higher collision speeds and thus to severer injury. Higher driving speeds also provide less time to process information and to act on it, and the braking distance is longer.

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