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Statement: New Study Reveals Results of Lowering Speed Limits

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March 28, 2023

Media Contact: Helen Jonsen hjonsen@saferoads.org 202-977-7534 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates): New Study Reveals Results of Lowering Speed Limits. Proven Safeguards Must Be Advanced with Urgency to Reduce this Killer…

Letter Opposing Senate Bill (SB) 331 to Raise Speed Limits on West Virginia Highways

February 25, 2021

Speeding in West Virginia was a contributing factor in 33 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2019, a notably higher proportion than the national average of 26 percent (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)). Excess speed can contribute to both the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes and is especially damaging to vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and bicyclists.