Speed kills — but a new study reveals that’s not the only downside to driving too fast

Science Speed kills — but a new study reveals that’s not the only downside to driving too fast By Ben Cost Published July 18, 2026, 9:32 a.m. ET A study of American commutes revealed that speeders only save 54 seconds per day on average. U2M Brand - stock.adobe.com See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Speeding is a waste of time. Minnesota researchers have proved there’s no “need for speed” after finding that driving too fast saves less than 60 seconds, per a rubber-burning study published in the Nature journal Communications Sustainability. “If your goal is to shave one minute off your time, then you’ve got to drive fast,’ snarked study co-author Professor William Northrop of the University of Minnesota, in a statement.

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