Talking about your town

Speeding of information

The faster you travel, the longer it takes to stop. It's pure physics.

You can't argue with the science and the physics of speed. Drivers need to acknowledge that driving to the road and weather conditions is more crucial to safety, than travelling at the posted legal limit.

Click on the image below to take the Physics of Speed simulation challenge and test yourself against the laws of physics.

Crashing at speed

It’s simple – the faster you travel, the less time you have to react to emergencies or to stop. And if you do crash, the faster you are travelling, even if within the speed limit, the greater the risk of injury to you and your passengers.

The risk of being involved in a crash resulting in injury in a 60 km/h speed zone doubles with every 5 km/h increase in driving speed above the limit. This means travelling at 65 km/h in a 60 km/h speed zone doubles the chance of having a crash resulting in injury. Travelling at 70 km/h increases the chance of crashing by 4 times and travelling at 80 km/h increases this chance by 32 times.

This is due to kinetic energy, which a person or object has while it is moving. This energy is gained during acceleration and lost during deceleration. In a collision, the energy is transferred to the other person or object, usually as sound, heat and deformation of objects, including the human occupants.