超速的迷思

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Someone once wrote to a state trooper with a complaint. 有人曾经写信给一名州警投诉。

I heard that driving 5 or 10 miles over the limit is fine, 我听说超速5到10英里是没关系的，

but I got a ticket for going just 7 over, 但是我只超速了7英里，却收到了罚单，

and it cost me over $100. 而且花费了我超过100美元。

Shouldn't I have gotten a warning? 我难道不应该 收到警告吗？

The trooper's reply was honest. 这名州警的回复很诚实。

I'm the one who gave you that ticket. 我就是给你开那张罚单的人。

A warning was an option, 警告本来是一个选择，

but you were flying down the left lane, passing everyone, 但是你当时在左车道飞驰，超越了所有人，

and then you passed my clearly marked squad car 然后你超车了我的那辆有明显标志的警车，

while I was driving the speed limit. 而我当时正以限速行驶。

When I stopped you, you told me, going 75, ain't nothing. 当我拦下你时，你告诉我，才开到75， 没啥事。

Here is the truth, the trooper explained. 这名州警解释道，事实是这样的。

There is no law that lets you go even one mile over the posted limit. 没有法律允许你哪怕超速一英里超过 规定的限速。

The five over is fine idea is simply a myth. “超速5英里没关系”这种想法根本就是一个神话。

And it is a dangerous one. 而且它很危险。

For every 10 miles per hour above 50, your chance of dying in a crash doubles. 每当速度超过50英里/小时，每增加10英里/小时，你在车祸中死亡的几率就会翻倍。

Speed feels like nothing, right up until the moment it becomes everything. 速度感觉什么都不是，直到它变成了一切的那一刻。