Speeding caused the car accident that killed Fast and Furiousstar Paul Walker on November 30, 2013. Apparently, the car in which he was a passenger was traveling at twice the posted 45 miles per hour speed limit. People everywhere were shocked, but given the grim statistics on speeding deaths in the United States, they should not have been.

• 2012 U.S. Census data shows that there were over 33,000 automobile fatalities due to speeding across the United States.
• Even the eternal gridlock of New York City does not prevent speeding from being fatal there,

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