Safety Topics Safety Topics Bicycle Safety Child Safety Distracted Driving Drug-Impaired Driving Drunk Driving Motorcycle Safety Move Over Safety Older Driver Safety Pedestrian Safety Rail Grade Crossing School Bus Safety Seat Belt Safety Speeding Teen Driver Safety Vehicle Safety View All Breadcrumb Safety Topics Speeding Speeding About Campaigns Facts Resources About Speed prevention messaging is essential to any road safety communication plan. We offer communication resources for a year-round social norming campaign as well as material for a high-visibility enforcement campaign. While both campaigns help spread awareness and educate the public about the deadly consequences of speeding and urge drivers to obey speed limits, the high-visibility enforcement campaign also includes messaging related to increased law enforcement. Social Norming Speeding Catches Up With You Speeding Catches Up With You This campaign runs year-round and focuses on social norming as a way of deterring people from speeding. This campaign is supported by a paid national media buy in July. Learn More → Enforcement Speeding Slows You Down Speeding Slows You Down This is an enforcement campaign that can be used if high-visibility enforcement is happening in an area. Messaging should be supported by increased law enforcement. Learn More → Special Activations Within the Next 90 days Speeding Catches Up With You Speeding Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025 Speeding Slows You Down (Certain Areas) Speeding Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025 Facts Speeding facts, stats and reports from NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis Get More Facts & Reports In 2023, there were 11,775 fatalities in speeding-related crashes — a decrease of 3.1% (12,157) from 2022.Speeding-related crashes accounted for 29% of total traffic fatalities in 2023.37% of male drivers and 19% of female drivers in the 15- to 20-year-old age group involved in fatal traffic crashes in 2023 were speeding — the highest among the age groups.36% of all motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2023 were speeding.Motorcycle riders 21 to 24 years old involved in fatal crashes had the highest speeding involvement at 51%.In 2023, 88% of all speeding-related traffic fatalities on American roads occurred on non-interstate roadways.For facts translated in Spanish, visit NHTSA.gov/Espanol. Additional Resources Speed data visualizationSpeed Countermeasures That WorkNHTSA.gov Speed: English | SpanishSign up to get campaign updates via email from Traffic Safety Marketing × Site search modal Here you can search the entire site Search
Safety Topics Safety Topics Bicycle Safety Child Safety Distracted Driving Drug-Impaired Driving Drunk Driving Motorcycle Safety Move Over Safety Older Driver Safety Pedestrian Safety Rail Grade Crossing School Bus Safety Seat Belt Safety Speeding Teen Driver Safety Vehicle Safety View All Breadcrumb Safety Topics Speeding Speeding About Campaigns Facts Resources About Speed prevention messaging is essential to any road safety communication plan. We offer communication resources for a year-round social norming campaign as well as material for a high-visibility enforcement campaign. While both campaigns help spread awareness and educate the public about the deadly consequences of speeding and urge drivers to obey speed limits, the high-visibility enforcement campaign also includes messaging related to increased law enforcement. Social Norming Speeding Catches Up With You Speeding Catches Up With You This campaign runs year-round and focuses on social norming as a way of deterring people from speeding. This campaign is supported by a paid national media buy in July. Learn More → Enforcement Speeding Slows You Down Speeding Slows You Down This is an enforcement campaign that can be used if high-visibility enforcement is happening in an area. Messaging should be supported by increased law enforcement. Learn More → Special Activations Within the Next 90 days Speeding Catches Up With You Speeding Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025 Speeding Slows You Down (Certain Areas) Speeding Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025 Facts Speeding facts, stats and reports from NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis Get More Facts & Reports In 2023, there were 11,775 fatalities in speeding-related crashes — a decrease of 3.1% (12,157) from 2022.Speeding-related crashes accounted for 29% of total traffic fatalities in 2023.37% of male drivers and 19% of female drivers in the 15- to 20-year-old age group involved in fatal traffic crashes in 2023 were speeding — the highest among the age groups.36% of all motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2023 were speeding.Motorcycle riders 21 to 24 years old involved in fatal crashes had the highest speeding involvement at 51%.In 2023, 88% of all speeding-related traffic fatalities on American roads occurred on non-interstate roadways.For facts translated in Spanish, visit NHTSA.gov/Espanol. Additional Resources Speed data visualizationSpeed Countermeasures That WorkNHTSA.gov Speed: English | SpanishSign up to get campaign updates via email from Traffic Safety Marketing
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