Every week we have two or three of these head-on collisions locally, with a smattering of other crashes where motorists simply drive off the road. Why do so many motorists find it so difficult to control their vehicles? Perhaps part of the answer lies in what happened after the head-on here: two obviously speeding motorists ran smack into things that were right in front of them. 

Basic speed law folks: go no faster than is safe for conditions. That means that no matter what is posted on the speed limit sign, you are speeding if you cannot stop before hitting things that are stopped in the road, even around "blind" corners. It means you are speeding if you can't stay in your lane around curves. It means you're speeding if you can't figure out how to slow down and wait for an opportunity to safely pass cyclists and pedestrians (pro-tip: you must give them room to fall in your direction without being struck; sometimes you'll have to wait for clear road to accomplish that).