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Speeding: Facts and Statistics
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Speeding facts
Speed-related crashes resulted in 12,350 - or 29% - of all traffic fatalities in 2000. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, 2001)
In 2000, 39,000 people received serious to critical injuries in speeding-related crashes, 71,000 people received moderate injuries and 593,000 people received minor injuries. (NHTSA, 2000)
The economic cost of speeding-related crashes in 2000 is estimated to be $27.4 billion — $51,930 per minute or $865 per second. (NHTSA, 2001)
When speed increases from 40 mph to 60 mph, the energy released in a crash more than doubles. (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, IIHS, 2001)
The relative proportion of speeding-related crashes to all crashes decreases with increasing driver age. In 2000, 34 percent of the male drivers 15 to 20 years old who were involved in fatal crashes were speeding at the time of the crash. (NHTSA, 2001)
Alcohol and speeding are a deadly combination. In 2000, 40% of drivers with a BAC of .10% or higher involved in fatal crashes were speeding, compared to only 13% of sober drivers involved in fatal crashes. (NHTSA, 2002)
Speed limit law facts
When Texas increased its speed limit from 55 mph to 70 mph, the average speed on a sampling of Texas's urban freeways and interstate highways increased substantially. Prior to the increase, 15% of cars on these roads were exceeding 70 mph and 4% were exceeding 75 mph. After the speed limit increase, 50% were exceeding 70 mph and 17% were traveling faster than 75 mph. (IIHS, 2002)
When Virginia raised its speed limit to 65 mph in 1988, the percentage exceeding 70 mph went from 8% in 1988 to 39% by 1994. (IIHS, 2002)
In states where speed limits were raised to 65 mph in 1987, the higher limits are causing 15-20% more deaths on rural interstates each year. In states that raised rural speed limits, more than 400 lives are lost each year because of higher limits. (IIHS, 2002)
As of July 2000, 29 states have raised speed limits to 70 mph or higher on portions of their roads and highways. (IIHS, 2002)
In a public opinion poll conducted by Lou Harris for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety in May 1996, 52% of those polled said they were concerned that they will feel unsafe on the highways because drivers would go "much faster," exceeding even the posted limits. In a 2001 Lou Harris poll, 77% of those polled said they want to see more done about speeding on local streets and highways.
Speed Photo Radar
Radar signals can be used to trigger cameras that photograph speeding vehicles as they pass a specified point. These photo radar devices use a low-powered doppler radar speed sensor to detect speeding vehicles and trigger a motor-driven camera and flash unit to photograph vehicles traveling faster than a set speed. Like red light cameras, speed cameras generate photographic evidence that gives the date, time, place and vehicle speed. Currently, only four states (CO, HI, UT, WA) and DC have statewide laws authorizing the use of speed photo radar.
Speed photo radar has been used for more than 20 years in a number of countries including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and Taiwan. (IIHS, 2002)
In Victoria, Australia, speed photo radar was introduced in late 1989, and police reported that within three months the number of offenders triggering photo radar decreased by 50%. Deaths fell 30% in 1990 compared with 1989. The percentage of vehicles significantly exceeding the speed limit has decreased from about 20% in 1990 to less than 4% in 1994. (IIHS, 2002)
New research from British Columbia, Canada, shows a 7.4% decline in crashes and up to 20% fewer deaths the first year speed photo radar was used. The proportion of speeding vehicles declined from 66% in 1996 to less than 40% today, and researchers also attribute a 10.5% decline in daytime injuries to photo radar. (IIHS, 2002) |
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