2022 SPEEDING CAMPAIGN
2022 SPEEDING CAMPAIGN
Slow Down and Obey the Speed Limit
Do you feel the need for speed? Slow down because it could cost you. In 2020, more than one quarter of all crash fatalities were speeding-related, and there was a dramatic increase (17%) in speeding-related crash fatalities from 2019-2020. To help reduce the number of speeding fatalities on the roads, Saugerties Police is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind drivers to stop speeding. Even advancements in vehicle safety and passenger protection cannot keep people safe from the dangers of speeding. NHTSA and the Saugerties Police will host the 2022 speeding campaign from August 14th – August 21st . This means there will be focused effort in speed enforcement during this time. The past few years we have seen an increase in risk-taking and careless driving. No matter how advanced you think your driving skills may be, speeding is dangerous. Obeying posted speed limits keep drivers and passengers safe !
According to NHTSA, local roads are more dangerous than highways for speeders. In 2020, 87% of all speeding-related traffic fatalities on American roads occurred on non-interstate roadways. We are asking you to slow down — in your neighborhoods, on your local roads, you need to always obey the posted speed limit. “We see people speeding every day, especially young men. If you’re killed in a crash, or kill someone else, that’s it. Life is not a game — unlike a video game, there’s no second chance.”
In 2020, there were 11,258 people killed in speeding-related crashes, accounting for 29% of all fatal crashes in the United States. Much like impaired driving, speeding is a selfish choice that can have deadly consequences for the driver, vehicle passenger, and pedestrians. Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around another vehicle, a hazardous object, or an unexpected curve. A speeding driver also affects stopping distances. As speed increases, so do the odds of a vehicle crash. Even the safest cars with the newest technologies are limited in how much they can help reduce the odds of a crash.
Young people and motorcyclist are especially susceptible to high speeds, and they represent the largest demographics involved in speeding-related vehicle crashes. In 2020, 27% of male drivers ages 18-44 and 16% of female drivers ages 18-44 involved in fatal crashes in 2020 were speeding
Alcohol and weather also increase the likelihood of a crash while speeding. In 2020, 37% of the drivers involved in fatal crashes were speeding and had a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher, compared to 17% of non-speeding drivers. And the chances of a vehicle crash on wet roads increases drastically when a driver is speeding.
We are asking everyone who drives in Saugerties and throughout Ulster County to please slow down and obey the posted speed limits. Our goal is to save lives, and we’re putting all drivers on alert — the posted speed limit is the law. No excuses. Stop speeding.
The effects of speeding are deadly !
