Survey of the States: Speeding and Aggressive Driving

Despite reductions in the overall number of speed-related crashes and fatalities, the proportion of speed-related fatalities that occur on U.S. roadways has remained unchanged over the last quarter century. Almost one-third of all fatalities continue to be speed-related. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recognizes the major role speed and aggressive driving play as contributors to traffic death and injury. To better understand state efforts to control speed and aggressive driving problems, GHSA conducted an online survey of states in late 2010 and early 2011. All fifty states and Guam responded to the survey. States are trying to balance the need for enhanced speed control efforts with other traffic safety issues that are concerns in their states. Respondents to this GHSA survey shared the details of their speed- and aggressive driving-related efforts and the specific state strategies and policies that drive their programs.

• Record URL:
  • http://ghsa.madwolf.com/html/files/pubs/survey/2012_speed.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Governors Highway Safety Association

  444 North Capitol Street, Suite 722
  Washington, DC    20001
• Publication Date: 2012-3-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 36p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Fatalities; Highway safety; Speed control; Speeding; States; Strategic planning; Surveys; Traffic crashes
• Candidate Terms: Aggressive driving
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01446272
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 14 2012 11:16AM