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Yes, it take longer to stop when going faster, but I think the biggest danger is that drivers aren't prepared for others going significantly faster than the flow of traffic.
Drivers have to be focused on what's in front of them. During a lane change most drivers are only going to spend a fraction of a second to see if the space is clear. If someone is going 30mph over the average speed of traffic that delta may not register with the lane changer. By the time they signal and go the speeder is on top of them.
Recently I was turning right onto a divided road where the speed limit is 45. I looked left an noticed a truck coming, but based on the distance I had plenty of time to go. As I started rolling I noticed something wasn't right and stopped short. The guy was easily doing 75-80mph.
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Lee
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