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Lockport Police Participate In Illinois Speed Awareness Day
Lockport Police will promote safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists through both education and enforcement.
LOCKPORT, IL — Lockport Police Department will participate in Illinois Speed Awareness Day July 24. The department said it is taking a proactive approach to promote safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists through both education and enforcement.
Lockport Police advised that in residential areas, speeding can have several consequences:
- When a pedestrian is hit by a car at 20 mph there is a 10% likelihood of being killed, at a speed of 30 mph the percentage increases to a 50% likelihood of being killed.
- 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.
ISAD is an Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and Families Against Chronic Excessive Speed 4 traffic safety initiative.
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