Personal Injury Law

Should South Carolina Speed Limits Be Raised?

By Louthian Law Firm

An interesting debate on South Carolina speed limits is heating up the pages of the Charleston Post and Courier. A recent editorial on speeding prompted community response from readers who debate speed limits, enforcement of limits, and lack of driver education. Certainly uneducated and careless drivers place everyone at risk and can be a major cause of South Carolina Auto Accidents. But will raising South Carolina speed limits really do away with any of these problems?

What does a South Carolina auto accident attorney care about speed limits? A lot. Speed can affect the outcome of an accident ? in fact, the relationship between speed and reaction time has been well documented. A driver who is in violation of posted speed limits can provide much-needed ammunition to their opponents in court, who can argue that their ignorance of the speed limit constituted reckless driving and places them under an obligation to compensate victims of their actions.

Full post as published by South Carolina Lawyer Blog on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).