Western Springs Police Participate In Speed Awareness Day

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — During Illinois Speed Awareness Day this July 25, the Western Springs Police Department is taking a proactive approach to promote safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists through both education and enforcement. The department said in Illinois during 2016, speed was the reason for 34.2 percent of all fatal crashes. These lives can be easily saved by being aware of speed and understanding how speeding impacts a crash.

Police said 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.
  

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