{"id":99,"date":"2021-06-09T05:59:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T09:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2021-06-08T22:01:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T02:01:02","slug":"surprising-facts-about-speed-and-driver-reaction-time-in-miami-car-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/surprising-facts-about-speed-and-driver-reaction-time-in-miami-car-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprising Facts About Speed and Driver Reaction Time in Miami Car Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami drivers are well-aware that speeding increases the potential for serious auto collisions, but you may not understand the specific implications until you look closer at some of the underlying factors. Though it impacts the level of damage and severity of injuries, the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/one.nhtsa.gov\/nhtsa\/Safety1nNum3ers\/august2015\/S1N_Aug15_Speeding_1.html\" class=\"broken_link\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NHTSA) also points out how speed affects reaction time, which in turn affects your braking time. You might be surprised at the distance a vehicle can travel in the mere moments between identifying a threat and being able to stop.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of whether you were hurt in a collision based upon speeding or some other form of negligence, it is essential to work with a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/car-accidents.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami car accident lawyer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who can guide you through the legal process. Some facts about speed and driver reaction time may also be helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Speed affects multiple driving factors.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/surprising-facts-about-speed-and-driver-reaction-time-in-miami-car-accidents\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Surprising Facts About Speed and Driver Reaction Time in Miami Car Accidents\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami drivers are well-aware that speeding increases the potential for serious auto collisions, but you may not understand the specific implications until you look closer at some of the underlying factors. Though it impacts the level of damage and severity of injuries, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also points out how speed affects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,21],"tags":[6,23],"class_list":["post-99","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-accidents","category-personal-injury","tag-car-accident-attorney-in-miami","tag-speeding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Surprising Facts About Speed and Driver Reaction Time in Miami Car Accidents &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; June 9, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Miami drivers are well-aware that speeding increases the potential for serious auto collisions, but you may not understand the specific implications until &#8212; 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