The accident might not have happened if Frank had not been speeding. But didn't the speeding make the accident more likely to happen? Re-read Reynolds v. Texas & Pac. Ry. Co., page 259.

More generally, why is speeding a negligent act? Isn't it due to the increased risk of certain types of accidents?

If so, isn't this type of collision one of the risks that the speed limits are designed to prevent?

Link back to assignment 5.