Safety Topics Safety Topics Bicycle Safety Child Safety Distracted Driving Drug-Impaired Driving Drunk Driving First Responder Safety Motorcycle 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 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 This is an enforcement campaign that can be used if high-visibility enforcement is happening in an area. Messaging should include the consequences of speeding and be supported by increased law enforcement. Learn More → Facts Speeding facts, stats and reports from NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis Get More Facts & Reports In 2021 there were 12,330 fatalities in speeding-related crashes, 29% of total traffic fatalities for the year and an increase of 8% from 11,428 in 2020, the highest since 2007.There were an estimated 328,946 people injured (13% of total people injured) in speeding-related traffic crashes in 2021.35% of male drivers and 21% of female drivers in the 15- to 20-year-old age group involved in fatal traffic crashes in 2021 were speeding, the highest among the age groups.For facts translated in Spanish, visit NHTSA.gov/Espanol. Additional Resources Speed data visualization Speed Countermeasures That WorkNHTSA.gov Speed: English | SpanishSign up to get campaign updates via email from Traffic Safety Marketing
Safety Topics Safety Topics Bicycle Safety Child Safety Distracted Driving Drug-Impaired Driving Drunk Driving First Responder Safety Motorcycle 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 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 This is an enforcement campaign that can be used if high-visibility enforcement is happening in an area. Messaging should include the consequences of speeding and be supported by increased law enforcement. Learn More → Facts Speeding facts, stats and reports from NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis Get More Facts & Reports In 2021 there were 12,330 fatalities in speeding-related crashes, 29% of total traffic fatalities for the year and an increase of 8% from 11,428 in 2020, the highest since 2007.There were an estimated 328,946 people injured (13% of total people injured) in speeding-related traffic crashes in 2021.35% of male drivers and 21% of female drivers in the 15- to 20-year-old age group involved in fatal traffic crashes in 2021 were speeding, the highest among the age groups.For facts translated in Spanish, visit NHTSA.gov/Espanol. Additional Resources Speed data visualization Speed Countermeasures That WorkNHTSA.gov Speed: English | SpanishSign up to get campaign updates via email from Traffic Safety Marketing