Are speeding and red-light running really a problem?
Speeding is a contributing factor in 30 percent of all fatal traffic collisions/crashes according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. Because speeding reduces the time drivers have to avoid crashes, it increases the likelihood of crashing and also the severity of crashes that do occur. Each year, approximately 800 people are killed and an estimated 165,000 are injured in crashes that involved red-light running according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. About half of the deaths in red-light running crashes are pedestrians and occupants in other vehicles who are hit by the red-light runners.
