The majority of people drive almost every day to and from work, to their kids school play or to the grocery store and a large percentage of people speed at least a little bit over the posted speed limit. It is not something at people even think about most of the time, because speeding does not seem as bad as something like leaving the scene of an accident or driving under the influence, but in reality speeding can be extremely dangerous. Speeding heightens the chances of a motor vehicle accident, as well as the injuries and possible fatality rate as a result of an accident. Tickets for driving even five miles over the speed limit can mean fines of over seventy dollars. Whatever the speeding related incident, a speed violation lawyer can help in the litigation process.