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North Carolina News -- April 11, 2022: This week, the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program launched a campaign to crack down on speeding motorists. Through April 17, "Speed a Little, Lose a Lot" will increase law enforcement on
highways, penalizing speeding drivers. The goal of the campaign is to make travel safer.
According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation:
Speeding is a major cause of injuries and deaths on North Carolina roadways.
Consider these 2021 statistics:
424 people died in speeding-related crashes in North Carolina in 2021.
Speeding was a contributing factor in nearly 25 percent of all fatal crashes.
91 percent of speed-related fatalities occurred on non-interstate roads; 9 percent occurred on interstate highways.
From 2017 to 2021, males made up the largest percentage (75 percent) of speed related crash fatalities. Males under the age of 39 account for nearly half of all speeding-related crashes.
From 2017 to 2021, there was a 17 percent increase in speed-related crash fatalities.
From 2017 to 2021, 27 percent of speed related crash fatalities occurred in the Top 5 Counties (Mecklenburg, Guilford, Wake, Robeson and Cumberland)
The Governor's Highway Safety Program's Speed a Little. Lose a Lot. annual campaign reminds drivers of the dangers of speeding and the potential consequences: the loss of a life.
Wnctimes by Marjorie Farrington
