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Advocates’ Statement On New Data Revealing More than 12,000 People Killed in Speeding-Related Crashes

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Statement: (Washington, D.C. | July 10, 2023) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released new data on the tremendously deadly impact of speeding. In 2021, 12,330 people were killed in speeding-related crashes, nearly a third of the nearly 43,000 people killed on our Nation’s roadways. That’s the highest number of speeding-related fatalities since 2007. Another estimated 328,946 road users suffered speeding-related injuries in 2021.

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Statement: New Study Reveals Results of Lowering Speed Limits

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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…

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Safety Groups Create Automated Enforcement (AE) Checklist

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Red light and speed cameras are powerful enforcement tools that have been shown to reduce crashes, but programs must be carefully implemented to maintain community support.  A new checklist released on May 6, 2021 by AAA, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Safety Council (NSC) can serve as a roadmap for communities that are establishing or expanding automated enforcement programs.

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Letter in Support of Assembly Bill (AB) 550 to Permit the Use of Automated Enforcement Systems in California

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On April 15, 2021 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) sent a letter to the California State Assembly Committee on Transportation in support of Assembly Bill (AB) 550.  The legislation would improve safety on California roads by permitting the use of automated speed enforcement systems, otherwise known as speed cameras.

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