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

A study of American commutes revealed that speeders only save 54 seconds per day on average. U2M Brand - stock.adobe.com 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. “If your objective is to get to your destination safely and to save fuel, then you might drive slower than the speed limit.” Northrop and his team had reportedly set out to discover the effect that burning rubber has on fuel economy, time and emission