I am cruising down the interstate at 70 mph with the cruise control doing the work for me. I’m listening to the radio while watching traffic and waiting for the sun to rise in the east.<\/p>\n
The car is running smooth, the road is clear, and life is good. Then it happens.<\/p>\n
Someone blows past me at least 20, 25 mph over the limit.<\/p>\n
This is something I do not understand. Speeding 20 mph over the speed limit on a 10 mile trip, in which they can speed only 5 or 7 miles results in a time savings of only one and a half minutes to just a little over two. Literally, it only saves one or two minutes.<\/p>\n
And what do you get for saving a couple of minutes? You run the risk of the police ticketing you, with the associated costs involved. There is the price of the fine, possible processing fees, court costs if you stand before a judge, and an increase in your car insurance.<\/p>\n
Put all that together and the total could be as high as $1500.\u00a0 To save two minutes. Uhm… $1500 divided by 2 equals $750… Carry that out to $750 times 60 minutes…, Wow! A $45,000 per hour risk!<\/p>\n
That’s the monetary side of the risk; now let’s talk about the important stuff – the risk of human lives.<\/p>\n
When operating well above the speed limit, there is a real probability you might hurt someone. You might even kill an innocent person. In such a case, standby, because the courts and society will probably not look kindly on the choices you made which left someone dead or permanently disabled.<\/p>\n
If you end up in court charged with vehicular homicide, more than likely you will end up in jail. It will be a horrible situation for you, but you’ll get out it jail one day.<\/p>\n
I have never heard of anyone coming home from the cemetery. The family and friends of your victim will pay a far greater price than you – for your misdeeds.<\/p>\n
This is a heavy-duty post. I would say most do not need to hear or see the words I have posted today. At the same time, there are others who dearly need to pay attention to this message.<\/p>\n
Before they hurt or kill someone.<\/p>\n
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\u00a9 2010 J. Clark<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am cruising down the interstate at 70 mph with the cruise control doing the work for me. I’m listening to the radio while watching traffic and waiting for the sun to rise in the east. The car is running … Continue reading