Should South Carolina Speed Limits Be Raised?
An interesting debate on South Carolina speed limits is heating up the pages of the Charleston Post and Courier. A recent editorial on speeding prompted community response from readers who debate speed limits, enforcement of limits, and lack of driver education. Certainly uneducated and careless drivers place everyone at risk and can be a major cause of South Carolina Auto Accidents. But will raising South Carolina speed limits really do away with any of these problems?
What does a South Carolina auto accident attorney care about speed limits? A lot. Speed can affect the outcome of an accident – in fact, the relationship between speed and reaction time has been well documented. A driver who is in violation of posted speed limits can provide much-needed ammunition to their opponents in court, who can argue that their ignorance of the speed limit constituted reckless driving and places them under an obligation to compensate victims of their actions.
As one reader points out, the current system for determining whether a vehicle is traveling over the speed limit is in need of modernization. Like breathalyzers, radar guns seem to be more of an art than a science. After all, they don’t take vehicle mass into account – and as the reader points out in the article, a semi weighing several tons is going to do much more damage at the same speed as a small passenger vehicle. Shouldn’t speeders in larger, more massive, and therefore more dangerous vehicles be punished accordingly?
Though the answers to these questions won’t be clear any time soon (and the government tends to creep towards reform instead of charging into action), it’s important to consider speed when investigating an auto or car crash. Speed can be an important tool to the attorney investigating an accident...and a weapon to use against a driver accused of causing a fatal or harmful crash. Because speed can be such an important factor, it’s important to have the right resources when you deal with your car crash litigation. The attorneys at Louthian Law Firm are experienced, aggressive, and have the resources it takes to fight and win your auto accident case. Think you have a case? Call today and find out with our free, confidential case consultation.
