A multi-state effort to curb speeding and reduce traffic fatalities is underway in the Southeast. Operation Southern Slow Down 2024, a week-long speed enforcement and education campaign, has begun in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
The campaign, starting July 15, is a collaborative effort between state transportation and law enforcement agencies.
“Operation Southern Slow Down represents our collective vision towards creating a safer, fatality-free future on our roadways – one that goes beyond our engineering countermeasures and addresses the driver behaviors, like speeding, that place all road users at risk,” said Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared W. Perdue, P.E. “FDOT is proud to partner with Florida’s law enforcement agencies, as well as our neighboring states, to remind motorists that their actions have real, life-changing consequences and that we all play a role in creating a safer driving environment for everyone.”
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It aims to address the growing problem of speed-related crashes, which account for nearly 10% of traffic fatalities in Florida alone.
Young male drivers (16-25) are particularly at risk, making up 84% of those involved in speeding-related deaths in the state.
“Crash data shows speeding is a growing problem in our nation but team efforts like Operation Southern Slow Down will help put the brakes on this dangerous behavior that threatens the safety of everyone traveling on our highways and roads,” said Allen Poole, Director of the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. “State troopers and local law enforcement officers enforce speed limits to save lives and drivers can help make sure they and everyone traveling on the road safely reach their destination by slowing down, buckling up and keeping their focus on the road at all times.”
Key Points:
- Focus: Reducing speed-related crashes and fatalities through enforcement and education.
- Target: Drivers, particularly young males, who engage in risky speeding behavior.
- States Involved: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
- Partners: State transportation departments, highway patrols, and governors’ highway safety offices.
- Goal: Foster a culture of safety on the roads and ultimately achieve zero traffic fatalities.
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“Operation Southern Slow Down represents our collective vision towards creating a safer, fatality-free future on our roadways – one that goes beyond our engineering countermeasures and addresses the driver behaviors, like speeding, that place all road users at risk,” said Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared W. Perdue, P.E. “FDOT is proud to partner with Florida’s law enforcement agencies, as well as our neighboring states, to remind motorists that their actions have real, life-changing consequences and that we all play a role in creating a safer driving environment for everyone.”
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