# My daughter was just killed by a speeding driver **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689 "2024-07-23T15:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/1 "2024-07-23T15:51:59Z")
This is why I keep telling everybody to take your lead foot off the accelerator and Slow. The fuck. Down. Already. Speed kills. Your urge to speed is not more important than a human life. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/2 "2024-07-23T15:55:21Z")
I’m so sorry! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/3 "2024-07-23T15:56:28Z")
I’m so sorry. Damn. My town recently lowered all the speed limited in town to 25mph. It is a bit low for some roads, but if posted at 35, too many will do 49. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/4 "2024-07-23T15:58:29Z")
Oh man this is terrible news Johanna!! My heart breaks for you ☹ ☹ I’ve been seeing [this commercial from the NHTSA](https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/speeding-catches-up-with-you) a lot. It’s about speeding. Not just 20mph over the limit speeding but speeding on residential roads. It’s pretty powerful (I would not suggest that you watch it, Johanna.) ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/5 "2024-07-23T16:00:18Z")
Words utterly fail me. I am so profoundly sorry for your loss. I can hardly imagine… ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/6 "2024-07-23T16:00:36Z")
This is just terrible, I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/7 "2024-07-23T16:01:34Z")
OMG. So sorry to hear that. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/8 "2024-07-23T16:02:02Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Speed kills. Your urge to speed is not more important than a human life. Jesus Christ, that’s horrible. I am so sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/9 "2024-07-23T16:03:56Z")
So sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/10 "2024-07-23T16:05:11Z")
I am so sorry. > [@Johanna](#): > > Speed kills. Your urge to speed is not more important than a human life. The city put a new speed bump on our residential street because it’s become a bypass to a busy intersection to a pair of major surface thoroughfares, and there are a lot of children and pedestrian traffic here. Every time I hear some moron bottoming out their speeding car half a block away, I smile. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/11 "2024-07-23T16:05:45Z")
It’s horrible to lose a child for any reason, as I can attest. My sympathies now and in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/12 "2024-07-23T16:05:54Z")
I’m so sorry to hear this, **Johanna**. I hope they at least caught the driver. A couple/three weeks ago the mother of a former poster here was killed in a crash. She refused to wear a seat belt, and she used her cell phone while driving. She looked down at her phone and ran a red light, T-boning another car. Without a seat belt, she died on the scene. Slow down. Wear a seat belt. Don’t use your phone while driving. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/13 "2024-07-23T16:07:32Z")
Shocking to read this. I am so sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/14 "2024-07-23T16:08:52Z")
I am so sorry for your tragic loss. ---
**Author:** ![GailForce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/15 "2024-07-23T16:09:20Z")
How terrible. I’m so sorry for you. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/16 "2024-07-23T16:11:32Z")
Oh my God, I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t even imagine. May your memories of her give you some joy. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/17 "2024-07-23T16:11:48Z")
I’m very sorry, **Johanna**. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/18 "2024-07-23T16:11:50Z")
i am so so sorry. may her memory be eternal. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/19 "2024-07-23T16:13:15Z")
Condolences to you and your family. So very sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689/20 "2024-07-23T16:32:57Z")
I’m so sorry. What an awful situation. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-just-killed-by-a-speeding-driver/1004689.md?page=2)