Hinsdale Police Join In 2017 Illinois Speed Awareness Day Campaign

HINSDALE, IL — During Illinois Speed Awareness Day this July 26, the Hinsdale Police Department is taking a proactive approach to promote safety for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists through both education and enforcement, according to a release.

According to a release from the department, in Illinois during 2015, speed was the reason for 34.2 percent of all fatal crashes. That’s 369 deaths for the year, or one life every 23.7 hours.

In residential areas, speeding can have the following consequences:

• When a pedestrian is hit by a car at 20 mph there is a 10 percent likelihood of being killed, at a speed of 30 mph the percentage increases to a 50 percent likelihood of being killed.
• The higher the speed at impact, the more severe the injuries sustained.
• 37 percent of the speed-related crashes result in injuries.
• When speeding there is a greater chance that other road users will misjudge how fast you are traveling.
• Speeding extends the distance required to stop a vehicle in emergency situations.
• Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to navigate safely around curves or objects in the roadway.

If you would like more information about Illinois Speed Awareness Day, visit www.illinoisspeedawarenessday.org.

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