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[QUOTE 2910537, member: 45"]To clarify, and bring this back from the dead-end...
Speeding, as in going too fast, is the single most common factor in road fatalities.
And for clarity, a couple of examples of the definitions listed in your Google search which you have chosen to omit (though the argument is irrelevant:
noun
☆ the act of driving a motor vehicle at a higher speed than is safe or legal
speed·ing (spē′dĭng)
adj.
Moving with speed.
Speeding – defined as "exceeding the posted speed limit, driving too fast for conditions, or racing"
What is speeding?
There are two types of speeding:
There are two entirely different issues here - perhaps it would be better if there were different words
1 Going faster than legal speed limit. This is not in itself inherently dangerous - though speed as said is a big factor is the level of injury in accidents.
2 Driving beyond the safe speed given the road and conditions. Ther are many country roads with a 60 limits but it is not safe to go at anywhere near that speed.
To me speeding always meant driving over the speed limit.
Going too fast is what it says
Speeding, as in going too fast, is the single most common factor in road fatalities.
And for clarity, a couple of examples of the definitions listed in your Google search which you have chosen to omit (though the argument is irrelevant:
noun
☆ the act of driving a motor vehicle at a higher speed than is safe or legal
speed·ing (spē′dĭng)
adj.
Moving with speed.
Speeding – defined as "exceeding the posted speed limit, driving too fast for conditions, or racing"
What is speeding?
There are two types of speeding:
- Where a heavy vehicle travels faster than the posted speed limit.
- Where a driver travels within the speed limit but because of road conditions (eg fog or rain) this speed is inappropriate.
There are two entirely different issues here - perhaps it would be better if there were different words
1 Going faster than legal speed limit. This is not in itself inherently dangerous - though speed as said is a big factor is the level of injury in accidents.
2 Driving beyond the safe speed given the road and conditions. Ther are many country roads with a 60 limits but it is not safe to go at anywhere near that speed.
To me speeding always meant driving over the speed limit.
Going too fast is what it says