Olde Hornet
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Southern drivers beware!
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The week-long speed enforcement and education campaign formerly called “Operation Southern Shield” returns in five Southeastern states from July 18 to 24. The campaign has a new name, but its mission to save lives by putting the brakes on reckless driving and speeding in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee has not changed.
State troopers and law enforcement officers will conduct concentrated enforcement on interstates and state highways in these five states for the entire week in an effort to stop the increase in drivers speeding well above the legal limit.
In the Southeast, the number of people killed in speed-related crashes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee increased by 14% in 2020, compared to 2019. There were 1,611 persons killed in traffic crashes that involved speeding in these five states in 2020 and 1,418 persons killed in crashes involving speeding the prior year.
During the first four years of “Operation Southern Slow Down,” federal data shows a 2% reduction in overall traffic deaths in the five Southeastern states during the campaign week compared to the prior week and a 14% reduction in speed-related traffic fatalities during the week of the campaign week compared to the prior week.
“Operation Southern Slow Down” speed crackdown begins Monday in five Southeastern states
Drivers, who feel the need for speed, should hit the brakes or be prepared to see blue lights in their rear view mirror during “Operation Southern Slow Down.”
The week-long speed enforcement and education campaign formerly called “Operation Southern Shield” returns in five Southeastern states from July 18 to 24. The campaign has a new name, but its mission to save lives by putting the brakes on reckless driving and speeding in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee has not changed.
State troopers and law enforcement officers will conduct concentrated enforcement on interstates and state highways in these five states for the entire week in an effort to stop the increase in drivers speeding well above the legal limit.
In the Southeast, the number of people killed in speed-related crashes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee increased by 14% in 2020, compared to 2019. There were 1,611 persons killed in traffic crashes that involved speeding in these five states in 2020 and 1,418 persons killed in crashes involving speeding the prior year.
During the first four years of “Operation Southern Slow Down,” federal data shows a 2% reduction in overall traffic deaths in the five Southeastern states during the campaign week compared to the prior week and a 14% reduction in speed-related traffic fatalities during the week of the campaign week compared to the prior week.