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Speeding is commonly recognized as exceeding the posted speed limits or driving too fast for conditions. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) reported that speeding is a contributing factor in about one-third of all fatal traffic crashes in the United States and costs society an estimated $40 billion annually in 2004. In the U.S. DOT’s Region II, speeding is the leading contributing factor in fatal motor vehicle accidents in NY State and more than 34 percent of all fatal accidents were due to unsafe speed in 2009 (Summary of Motor Vehicle Accidents, NY State Department of Motor Vehicles, 2009).