Risk Management 3: Legal speeding
This is the 3rd in our series of tips from Stephen Haley, author of ‘Mind Driving - New Skills for Staying Alive on the Road’.
Choosing a safe speed is a driver’s responsibility, and cannot be delegated to a speed limit.
Most crashes happen at legal speeds, so ‘legal’ is often too fast. Speed limits might give the illusion of safety, but they do not give permission to ignore the circumstances.
Obeying speed limits is not a real skill, but properly assessing danger definitely is.
