What is fast enough for you?

The other day after helping coach high school volleyball girls, I was thinking about just how scary it is to have kids on the road. At 30, there are times when I am driving that I am not paying enough attention to the road. I remember the days of being 16, 17, & 18 and thinking that I was in control of everything. I was a good enough driver that I could speed, listen to music, and talk to my friends at the same time.  In all honesty, I think that we can all be thankful that we made it through our teen years. Young drivers have so many things that they have not yet experienced. And, reading in drivers training about how to react is very different than actually reacting in real life. This morning on the radio, they were discussing a highway in Texas that is contemplating having the speed limit be 85 mph. This is absolutely terrifying to me! I am not sure that I would be able to control my car going 85 in case of emergency. (My car doesn't even go 85!!!!) On wet road conditions, how much reaction time is needed at that speed? People texting & driving at 85?! People that love to speed and will then go 90-95 mph? And more practically, who has the extra money to shell out to make up for the bad gas mileage. No thank you! On my way home from work today, I noticed a cross on the side of the road. That is a memory of someone's friend, sibling, and child, that was killed in some way most likely due to a vehicle accident. Why would we want more families to have to deal with that hurt and pain? I see no good that could come from this... Please share why you think it's right.