TMZ: Tiger Woods Was Seen Speeding Minutes Before Crash
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It was a single vehicle accident. No property was damaged other than his own. If his insurance wants to raise a stink and not pay out.. He's got PLENTY of money to replace it on his own.
I'd say.. This, from any standpoint other than looky-loo curiosity (I admit, i'm curious, too) is over.
Cops aren't interested, so.. Who is left to be interested?
Not interested not important to society. But, thanks for asking.
Auto insurance policies have limited payouts, which obviously is a problem in a major accident like this. The company will want to know who or what is at fault (and probably use the TMZ info). At that point, it likely will become a problem for some entity. If it's Tiger, the media will care and then some of the public will be interested. Tiger himself might sue over lost earnings if speed wasn't the main factor, and that definitely would get attention. See below.
Now the TMZ report is becoming relevant because there's a warrant for info from vehicle's black box to see if Tiger was driving recklessly by criminal standards. Apparently that can be as little as 15 MPH over the speed limit on a county road in California. Going downhill there, it's very possible - and flimsy. Less flimsy considering the parking lot story.
I think this is obvious, but what is meant by speeding?
Most people speed everytime they go behind the wheel if they go above the posted speed limit. You know, speed limit is 35 mph (56 kph for the rest of the world) and whenever the speedometer marks 36 or higher, guess what? Unless you are using speed control, which is possible on long stretches such as a highway, you are bound to go above even if you go at or below when you see where the speedometer is pointing.
Some trucks have an alarm that goes off everytime its going above the speed limit. At a certain level it must be annoying.
I don't think anyone is pulled over or cited for speeding alone unless going at least 5 MPH too fast. Nobody has said Tiger was driving north extremely fast, nor has anyone said the police has been called about an extreme speeder (let's say 20 MPH+ too fast, which is my personal judgment). We'll just have to wait to learn whether he was going 15-20 MPH over the speed limit and on the lower end, probably the longer he will have to driven at that speed for it to be called criminal.
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