"It's no secret that the United States has a fatal love affair with speed. And our overly permissive relationship directly leads to over 11,000 deadly crashes on our roads every year. Hit by a vehicle going 20 mph, a pedestrian has an 18% chance of death or serious injury. Yet, hit at 40 mph, that same pedestrian suffers a 77% likelihood of death or serious injury. Every mile per hour counts when it comes to saving lives."
"Speeding is also a solvable public health problem. Dr. William Haddon, the founder of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said that "we've been miseducated that the way to solve [traffic violence] is to have more squads of police chasing Americans so that they wouldn't drive 120 miles per hour rather than arranging cars so they can't go that fast." This framework is the basis for our #StopSuperSpeeders campaign."
The United States experiences over 11,000 deadly crashes annually due to excessive vehicle speed. A pedestrian struck at 20 mph faces an 18% chance of death or serious injury; at 40 mph the chance rises to 77%. Every mile per hour affects survival outcomes. Speeding is a solvable public health problem. Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) devices physically prevent vehicles from exceeding speed limits, functioning like state-required breathalyzers for drunk drivers. The #StopSuperSpeeders campaign began in summer 2023 and expanded nationally, with the STEER Act passing in Washington D.C. in 2024. Coalition efforts in 2025 secured ISA requirements in Virginia and Washington state.
Read at Streetsblog
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