Vermont has one of the highest speeding-related traffic fatality rates in the country. In 2021, 30 people were killed on Vermont’s roads, and 41 percent of the crash fatalities involved speeding. Comparatively, speeding was a factor in 29 percent of U.S. motor vehicle fatalities that year. In addition, Vermont incurred $625 million in economic harm, which is equivalent to approximately $1,000 per resident each year, due to motor vehicle crashes according to a 2019 analysis. Urgent solutions are needed and Advocates has sent a letter to Gov. Phil Scott asking him to sign Senate Bill 184, which would create an automated speed enforcement (ASE) pilot program in work zones. Read our letter here.