For every five miles per hour you drive over the rate of 60 miles per hour, you're essentially paying almost 25 cents more for each gallon of gas. Keeping your speed at 60 miles per hour or less helps burn less fuel and will give you more time to avoid a high speed accident. A vehicle with brakes and tires in good working condition traveling at 60 mph on dry pavement covers 88 feet per second. At 60 mph from perceiving a braking situation to stopping, takes 4.6 seconds during which time the car travels almost the length of a football field. More time is needed if the road is wet or icy.

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