i am new
i'm having trouble taxing the airplane
i am always going to fast when i try to decrease the speed i stop
i need help taxing the plane from the gates to the runway thanks

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This is one of the few examples real world pilots have the advantage. Most airliners can taxi with the throttles at idle, so they dont need to think about adding power, really. I know the 737 can do this, and I'm pretty sure same thing applies to most of the modern airliners out there.

Airports generally has a speed limit of 25 kts during taxiing. When approaching a turn (say 90 degree) with a jet, your speed should not exceed 10kts.

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It's an not an official rule (My bad,), but most operators avoid taxiing over even 20kts. A taxispeed over 25kts is considered abnormal if it's not on a high speed taxiway, where speeds can reach as high as 70 knots.
There are some reasons for this. Firstly speeds over 20kts tends to increase airplane vibration, and secondly, to avoid excessive break heat-up and wear.

The info above is from a real 737 Type Rating Instructor & Examiner. What more proof do you need?

Check the taxi briefing manual at smartcockpits.com 

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All new Boeings have the speed displayed in the ND, don't know about the Airbus series though, but those speeds are pretty darn accurate 

I'm about to lobby for an airport taxiway patrol 

Do you think the FAA should use cop-bikes or Helicopters?
My airspeed indicator is a "steam gauge", so I would be "Grandfathered" out of that requirement, if you're successful
.   Something to think about.....if I land at a large airport like MIA with a low amount of fuel, and have to taxi back to the approach end of the runway (which I often do when I land on 9L). I would have to "ride" the brakes to keep the airplane from accelerating. The Fan engine pushes a lot of air, I've used the length of the runway, and now have to taxi downwind and the A/C is light because it has burned most of it's fuel during the flight. Under these conditions, and at IDLE power, the airplane will EASILY exceed 40kts. I use occassional stabs at the brakes or deploy reversers with idle thrust, but I accept the high taxi speed, because I don't want to "drag the brakes" for 2statute miles(the runway is 10,000' long).
JGC welcome to the Forum, get used to this, and if it happens where we get in a long winded debate, and don't answer your question just let us know
Keeping your taxi speed below 20kts is a perfectly acceptable suggestion, and is probably safer. On the larger airplanes, it's neccessary, to make tight turns. On the small ones, to keep them from rolling over. Unfortunately, there are some things the simulator doesn't duplicate well. Three dimensional viewing is one of them. In some situations you just have to resort to external view!                    Pat 8)

More interesting stuff on Simv-why go anywhere else?

Those 30dg taxiways are great even in sim.

When I had most of my flying experiences,years ago, there were some flying accidents on approach and landing at our local airfield which instilled in me the "get eyes in your #rse,get off the active" attitude and it sems to have carried over in to sim!

I'm starting to think I'm paranoid

I work in PHX and the Southwest pilots get moving. Thats a good thing if your wating to cross the taxi way. They will be past you in a few seconds.  Northwest & Delta has to be the slowest.  They just crawl along.  And you half to wait  and wait then wait even longer untill the past.  Then when you start to go thats when NW or DL will increast speed. Just to give you a nice war jet blast in July. 

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Ender Baron is referring to Rob Berendregt's Pushback Gauge.  I have it installed on all of my panels and highly recommend it for controlling taxispeed.  Here's the zip file to search for:

rcbta-10.zip

Good luck!