Speed Enforcement

Reducing speed on rural roadways can have a huge impact on reducing injuries and fatalities from crashes. In a rural area, 30 percent of fatalities result from speed related crashes. (http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/812050.pdf) Enforcement is the key component of speed reduction efforts.

This section provides guidelines and examples for enhancing speed enforcement practices.

Training

Part 4: Safe Speeds

Created: Wednesday October 27th, 2021
Source: Texas Transportation Institute
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Safety Countermeasures, Speed Enforcement, Speed Management Systems

Webinar Series Description No doubt you have been hearing the terms Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture over the past few years, but are you also wo ... [ Read More » ]

Multi-Disciplinary Speed Management

Created: Tuesday November 19th, 2019
Source: Governors Highway Safety Association
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Low Cost Countermeasures, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Speed Enforcement, Speed Management Systems

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar stressed the importance ... [ Read More » ]

Fact Sheet

Traffic Safety Facts 2014 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison

Created: Thursday July 6th, 2017
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road User
Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Safety Data, Speed Enforcement

This rural/urban comparison provides: an overview time of day speeding alcohol restraint use rollover crashes driver characteristics nonoccupants fatalities by ... [ Read More » ]

Toolbox-kit

T-Force Toolkit: Increasing Truck and Bus Traffic Enforcement

Created: Monday September 26th, 2016
Source: University of Massachusetts Traffic Safety Research Program
Topic: Enforcement, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Commercial Vehicles, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Speed Enforcement

For a variety of reasons, routine traffic stops with large trucks and buses occur significantly less than traffic stops with passenger vehicles. Considering the ... [ Read More » ]

Website

Traffic Safety Marketing

Posted: Monday December 7th, 2015
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Aggressive Driving, Aging Road User, Bicycle Safety, Child Passenger Safety, Distracted Driving, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Driver Fatigue-Drowsy Driving, Human Factors, Impaired Driving, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Occupant Protection, Pedestrian Safety, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road Rage, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users, Speed Enforcement, Young Drivers

This website is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s communication resource for States, partner organizations, and highway safety profess ... [ Read More » ]

Fact Sheet

Traffic Safety Facts 2013 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison

Created: Monday November 16th, 2015
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road User
Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Safety Data, Speed Enforcement

In this fact sheet, the 2013 rural and urban information is presented in the following order: Overview Time of Day Speeding Alcohol Restraint Use Rollover Cras ... [ Read More » ]

Local and Rural Road Safety Briefing Sheets: Behavioral Safety Strategies for Drivers on Rural Roads

Created: Sunday September 6th, 2015
Source: USDOT FHWA Office of Safety
Topic: Enforcement, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Aggressive Driving, Distracted Driving, Driver Behavior, Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Speed Enforcement

This document describes the types of risky driving behaviors evident in rural areas and presents a summary of strategies that can be used to address these behav ... [ Read More » ]

Toolbox-kit

Jurisdiction Speed Management Action Plan Development Package

Created: Thursday January 1st, 2015
Source: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Sponsor: USDOT FHWA Office of Safety
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Safety Countermeasures, Speed Enforcement, Speed Management Systems

This document describes the types of risky driving behaviors evident in rural areas and presents a summary of strategies that can be used to address these behav ... [ Read More » ]

Fact Sheet

Traffic Safety Facts 2012 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison

Created: Tuesday July 1st, 2014
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road User
Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Safety Data, Speed Enforcement

This fact sheet contains a rural/urban comparison of statistics on motor vehicle fatal crashes based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). ... [ Read More » ]

Technical Guide/Manual

Speed Enforcement Program Guidelines

Created: Saturday March 1st, 2008
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Enforcement
Sub-Topic: Speed Enforcement

It is well-established that speeding represents a risk to public safety. Excessive speed increases the likelihood of crashing and the risk of severe injury in a ... [ Read More » ]