Some facts from Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. Their PSA says most people who speed are residents OR moms dropping off their kids at school. Come on Moms!!!
- On average, over 93 deaths occur each day from speeding vehicles. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- 500 children under 14 years-old were killed while walking in what should be their safe haven - their neighborhood. (NHTSA)
- Each year over 4,000 sons, daughters, mothers & fathers were killed while walking in neighborhoods or crossing streets. (NHTSA)
- Each year 2.5 million people are injured in motor vehicle incidents. (NHTSA)
- The death rate on residential streets is over twice that of
highways - measured per miles driven. (NHTSA) - Speeding Triples the Odds of Crashing. (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety)
- A pedestrian hit in a 30 mph speed zone is 3 times more likely to die than one hit in a 25 mph zone. (General Estimates Database of Police Reported Accidents-NHTS