If the posters are to be believed, 'Speed Kills'. But are they leading us into a false sense of security?

How many people would still be alive to day if the message was 'Any Speed can Kill'...

The truth is that you could kill at 2mph as easily as at 90mph if you are inattentive or careless.

Are you a victim of the 'speed kills' speed trap?

It's easy to fall into the trap of believing that your speed is safe based simply upon what you can see. A basic rule of defensive driving certainly tells us to consider what we can see, but also what we can't see, and what might reasonably be expected to happen.

Raise your awareness now by reading the information below and then start driving at a safe speed - be it fast or slow ...

Information about speed in this section is indexed below. Click on the topic that you want to learn more about or use the navigation arrow at the bottom of the page to browse the section sequentially

	What is a safe speed?
	The 'I'm a good driver' trap
	The 'I've got a safe car' trap
	More traps!
	A Utopian solution?