Driving schools in Atlanta are using the recent death of Ryan Dunn of MTV fame as an educational tool for teen drivers, with the owner of one school saying that, "If anything positive can come out of Ryan's tragic death, it's the real-life lesson we can share with our students."
That lesson is direct and simply stated: Speed kills, and excessive speeding kills with far more pronounced frequency. Dunn died last week when he was driving more than 100 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone. His couldn't keep his car on the road; it hit a tree in a ravine, killing both Dunn and his passenger.
Statistics from Farmer's Insurance Group indicate that excessive speed is the proximate cause in about one third of all fatal vehicle accidents. Despite that, about 69 percent of respondents in a Farmer's survey stated that they speed, with about one fifth of them saying that they routinely drive 10 mph or more over the speed limit.
That's not a good idea in Georgia, which has a Super Speeder Law effective from last year that provides for increased fines for drivers charged with exceeding 84 mph or 74 mph on a two-lane road.
The outcome is even worse for young drivers under the age of 21. A super-speeder charge results in four points being added to a driver's license. For a driver under 21, accumulating four points within a one-year period can bring an immediate license suspension.
An experienced Gwinnett County and Atlanta-area traffic violation attorney can respond to questions and concerns regarding speeding, reckless driving, driving with a suspended license and other driving matters.
Related Resource: Examiner, "Death of Ryan Dunn sheds light on the dangers of excessive speeding" June 22, 2011
