Table of Contents:
Section 1 – The State of Speeding in the United States
Section 2 – Drivers’ Impressions of Speeding
Section 3 – Creating an effective speed reduction plan
Step 1: Collecting Your Data
Step 2: A layered approach to speed reduction
Single layer: Awareness
Is a single layer always enough?
Dual layer: Awareness + Enforcement
Awareness + Physical Traffic Calming
Tri-layer: Awareness + Enforcement + Physical Traffic Calming
Section 1
The State of Speeding in the United States
Nationwide Data: The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) annual report shows fatality numbers remaining static without improvement at the highest level evidenced in over 15 years.
Despite hopes that fatalities would decline amidst efforts to create safer roads, the number of fatalities for last year remains near the high peak evidenced in the previous year’s report.
An estimated 42,795 people died in traffic crashes last year, continuing an alarming and deadly trend for the third year on U.S. roads.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called the situation a “national crisis of traffic deaths.”
