Elmhurst Police Department issued the following announcement on July 17.
During the entire month of July, including Illinois Speed Awareness Day this July 24th, the Naperville Police Department is taking a proactive approach to promote safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists through both education and enforcement.
In 2019 in Naperville, speed was the primary contributing factor in approximately 35% of all injury crashes. These injury crashes can be reduced by being aware of our speed and understanding how speeding impacts our bodies during a crash.
Statewide statistics show that speeding can have the following 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.
- The higher the speed at impact, the more severe the injuries sustained.
- 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.
Illinois Speed Awareness Day is an Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) and Families Against Chronic Excessive Speed 4 (FACES4) traffic safety initiative. For more information, visit www.illinoisspeedawarenessday.org.
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