At the risk of sounding like a looped recording (when was the last time you actually saw a broken record), way too many people regard driving a car as fast as they want, for as long as they want, some kind of a God-given right. It will require a major shift in our culture to change this.
And to add fuel to the fire, there's this:
Elderly Driver Slams Into 6 Cars At Merritt Island Red Lobster
http://www.local6.com/news/2457703/detail.html