Ever heard this nonsense: Speed kills?

Indeed utter nonsense. Speed does not kill.
If speed were to kill and the statement true, than the Autobahns in Germany should daily be littered with corpses!
Why aren't they? Simple.
There is a minimum speed of 120km and no maximum speed. This means that whoever drives on the German Autobahn concentrates on driving. Their minds are totally focused on the road, in front, sides and back. Their attention is not on the music, the news on the radio or the passenger yakking away happily. They keep both hands on the steering wheel. They never enter the Autobahn in an inebriating state or drugged.
No, drivers on the autobahn in Germany are aware that driving there is serious business.
Did I say serious business?

Driving is indeed serious business but how often doesn't one see people taking their eyes of the road by looking at their passenger, waving excitedly with their one hand and mostly concentrating on everything but the road ahead, side or back...
Speed does not kill! People do...

And I am not even mentioning those idiots who drive under the influence of alcohol or under the influence of a drug.
Some smoke while driving, eat or drink, others sing, whistle or sway with the music...They look at the sky, the scenery everywhere except on the road. Some even take "selfies" while driving! They are not focused on driving. Their focus is on everything but the road.
In their mind, the road is boring, very boring and in order not to fall asleep, they need to divert their attention. Driving is not something that one does consciously, no one does that automatically... like some reflex...



Driving a serious business? Not to them.