Speeding Essay

Speeding Essay

There are so many penalties for speeding. If you speed you could loose control of your car or hurt someone or even end someone's life. You could also get pulled over like I did and get a speeding ticket and have to go to court. If you go to court you most likely will get your license taken away, which was in my case. My punishment was nothing major just a short driving class, an essay and a 30 day license suspension. Speeding has consequences and if you speed you should be penalized to learn your lesson. So if you're running late, or in a hurry or just not paying attention do not speed, because it doesn't get you anywhere but in more trouble. Speeding can also be going too slow. The law says that "no person shall operate a vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or to comply with the law." If you do get a speeding ticket on the first offense, if it is under the speed limit you might not get your license taken away at all but you will have to attend traffic school and write an essay. On a second offense you lose your license for 30-90 days, depending on if you lost your license on the first offense. On the third offense you lose your license until you are 18. Speeding is very dangerous because as I said before it could hurt or kill someone or yourself. The reason I chose to speed was because I was in a hurry. I was leaving school and had to do a couple of little chores before work, so I chose