Speeding
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City of Sacramento Reduces Speed Limits Near Schools to 15 mph
Fatality and serious injury rates increase substantially when travel speeds rise. A first step is making sure people know they need to drive slowly near schools.
June 5, 2019
Europe Will Use Vehicle Tech to Prevent Speeding, Save Thousands of Lives
A new E.U. rule requiring speed limiters in cars is expected to save 15,000 lives in 15 years. Why can't the U.S. do the same?
March 6, 2019
Proposal for No-Speed-Limit Highway Widening Is Partisan Trolling
In an interview with Road and Track Magazine, Moorlach unabashedly reveals that he has no idea if speed limits have anything to do with crash rates or pollution--but it sounds good
February 22, 2019
Death Toll Keeps Rising From Police Chases
Police chases kill about one person every day. A third of victims are innocent bystanders. Most of the chases are in pursuit of non-violent offenders.
October 22, 2018
D.C. Mayor Bowser Wants a 15 MPH Speed Limit
But advocates say the city hasn't done enough to stop the deaths.
October 1, 2018
Study: Lowering the Speed Limit … Works To Reduce Speeding
After Boston lowered its speed limit from 30 to 25 mph, the number of drivers exceeding 35 mph dropped 29 percent, according to a new study.
August 29, 2018
L.A. Times Calls California Speed Trap Law “Absurd” and Urges Reform
California's archaic state speed law "is an absurd way to govern a public space."
July 25, 2018
As Cities Turn Off Red Light Cameras, Red Light Runners Claim More Lives
A 17 percent rise in red light-running fatalities coincides with a 21 percent decline in the number of red light cameras in operation, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
July 25, 2018
