Only supreme idiots try to rationalize speeding or try to pretend that slow causes more problems.
But not surprising, since we're in an era in which simplistic angry males think they know something.
"Almost 12,000 deaths — 29% of all crash fatalities — occurred in speed-related crashes in 2023. High speeds make a crash more likely because drivers have less time to react and because it requires a longer distance to stop or slow down. They also make collisions more deadly because modest increases in speed cause large increases in crash energy.
Raising speed limits leads to more deaths. People often drive faster than the speed limit, and if the limit is raised, they will go faster still. Research shows that when speed limits are raised, speeds go up, as do fatal crashes. By the same token, lowering speed limits cuts injury crashes.
Speed safety cameras are an important tool. Numerous studies have shown that cameras reduce speeds and crashes on all types of roads."