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When traveling on Southwest Florida roadways, one encounters speeding and aggressive drivers every day. These drivers cause accidents that affect all of us.

In its 2018 Highway Safety Plan, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) said the chances of dying in a crash doubles for every 10 miles per hour (mph) a vehicle travels above 50 mph. When speeding, a driver has a reduced time to react to dangerous situations and the risk of impact and death in a crash increases.

The National Safety Council (NSC) calculates that if a car is traveling at 30 mph and accelerates to 60 mph, the amount of energy upon impact is four times greater. There are three types of collisions that are part of a crash:

• The vehicle collision when the vehicle hits another vehicle or object.
• The human collision when the people in the vehicle hit the interior of the vehicles or another occupant.
• The internal collision when organs in the body collide with the body’s skeleton or other organs, according to NSC.

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatal Accident Report found that aggressive driving played a role in 56 percent of fatal crashes. In 2016, speeding was a contributing factor in 27 percent of all fatal crashes, and 10,111 lives were lost as the result of speeding.

Speeding and aggressive driving accidents happened when the following driver actions occurred:

• Following improperly
• Improper or erratic lane changing
• Illegal driving on road shoulder, in ditch, or on sidewalk or median
• Passing where prohibited
• Operating a vehicle in an erratic, reckless, careless, or negligent manner or suddenly changing speeds
• Failure to yield right of way
• Failure to obey traffic signs, traffic control devices, or traffic officers
• Failure to observe safety zone traffic laws
• Failure to observe warnings or instructions on vehicles displaying them
• Failure to signal
• Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted speed limit
• Racing
• Making an improper turn 

“Many innocent people are killed or injured as the result of speeding and aggressive driving behaviors. We at Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. urge motorists to slow down and follow posted speed limits. Should you or a loved one be injured in an accident caused by the negligence of another driver, please contact our experienced team. We are available 24/7, and there are no costs or attorney fees unless we make a monetary recovery for you,” said Fort Myers Car Accident Attorney, Randall Spivey.

Fort Myers Car Accident Attorney, Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by just one (1%) percent of Florida attorneys.  He has handled over 2,000 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida.  For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at 239.337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839, or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com for more information.  You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.