Speeding

Late Monday night of 14th June, 2010, officers clocked a car driving at 147km/h in a 50 zone in St. John's, Newfoundland. The officers started their sirens and chased them for a bit but they did not stop. When the car passed a red light, the officers decided to call off the chase but soon after the car crashed into an electric pole, killing all 3 people in the car and ripping the car apart. I woke up this morning to hear of the horrifying incident that happened only minutes from my home. Out of the 3 passengers, 2 of them were high school kids, very close to graduating.

http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=343521&sc=79

What is the purpose of this? Why do people speed? Is saving two minutes of your time more valuable than saving your life? People sometimes don't realize that a car is a weapon, a major weapon. There is little damage a person can do when they are walking or running, unless they ran into oncoming traffic I guess. But, with a car, a person can not only damage themselves and their car, but also anyone else in the car with them and everyone else who comes in contact with them.

Here is another video I came across that broke my heart.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=782540693&v=wall&story_fbid=127048967327647#!/video/video.php?v=1388779851607

There are so many such fatal accidents that are happening everyday. If people took two extra seconds to think and look or if they decided to stay a few meters back from the car ahead of them, so many accidents can be prevented. Not only that, imaging the cost to a government and taxpayer because of these accidents. Millions of dollars are spent on helping victims of car accidents live a normal life. If some of that went towards teaching people how to drive safely and educate people of the dangers of reckless driving, perhaps many mothers would still have their children, many orphaned children would not be orphans, many others would still be walking.