1-800-Car-Wreck is reporting on the link between speed limits, speeding and the number of car accidents.
For years, Texas has led the nation in the total number of car wrecks, and auto safety experts believe that one of the reasons is that the state has a high speed limit, which may encourage a mindset of driving at an unsafe speed among motorists.
And the truth is, speeding is one of the leading causes of car wrecks throughout the country, simply because most drivers cannot control a vehicle that is moving at a high rate of speed, which often leads to actions that compound the problem.
To understand the relationship between speed limits and accidents, it is important to first take a look back at the development of speed limits and their original intent.
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