Experts set the speed limits in place for a reason – speeding is very dangerous. When you’re traveling at high speeds, you have less time to react to problems on the road. In addition, most cars are made to travel at excessive speeds; they don’t handle as well. Speed limits protect you and the people around you. If you get a citation, you have no one to blame but yourself.

Speeding limits are also in place to protect you from other drivers. Even if you are the best driver in the world with tons of experience driving at high speeds, when you drive to the store or to work, you are not on a closed track. Speed limits help to give you enough time to react to other drivers, many of whom will not be as good at driving as you are.