Should I Speed?

See how little time you actually save — and how much further you'd travel before stopping. A digital Paceometer, referred to regularly by Rory Sutherland.

Why 0.67s? It's the alert-driver figure baked into the Highway Code stopping-distance tables (20 mph → 6 m thinking distance = 0.67 s). Real reactions are usually slower — ~1.5 s alert, 2 s+ when tired or distracted.

time saved on this journey

Stopping distance

At the limit
Your speed
Thinking (reaction) Braking

Risk multipliers

more crash energy (injury severity ∝ speed²)
extra distance to stop vs the limit
travelled before you even brake (reaction)
pedestrian fatality risk at your impact speed