Safety margins
How does driving faster affect a crash if one happens?
- It makes the crash less likely to hurt anyone
- It has no effect on how bad the crash is
- It only affects your fuel use
- The higher the speed, the more severe the crashCorrect
Why?
Rule 125 of The Highway Code makes clear that unsafe speed increases both the chance of a collision and its severity. Faster impacts carry more energy, so the results are more serious for you and others.
Highway Code rule 125