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Andrew Kim Law Firm, PLLC | Washington Legal News

Washington Police Target Speeding Vehicles In Statewide Program


Posted on Apr 23, 2010

Washington car accident statistics say it all: speed kills. Especially in King County, officials say that a significant number of lives can be saved if only drivers would obey the speed limit and adjust their speed appropriately in poor weather or road conditions. Specifically, authorities say that 246 people were killed in King County car accidents due to speeding and that 1,166 people were killed in speeding-related vehicle accidents across Washington State.

All in all, about 40 percent of all Washington car accident fatalities involve speed and 21 percent of all speeding deaths in the state take place in King County.

In order to help reduce these numbers and raise awareness about speeding, Washington Police and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission are teaming up to implement the “Slow Down or Pay Up” program this spring. In April and May, Police departments in King County and across the state will be specifically patrolling for speeding vehicles and targeting areas where speed has been an issue in the past. WA State officials say that rural areas and low-traffic areas are often places where drivers’ speed will creep up past safe limits.

Police are emphasizing that the campaign against speeding is not simply an excuse to write more tickets, but rather a way to raise awareness about speeding throughout the state, especially among teens – who are often the victims of speed-related car accidents.

The Washington Traffic Safety Committee has funded the $450,000 in extra patrols in order to reduce the number of speeding drivers and speed-related deaths. The Slow Down or Pay Up Program is part of a larger campaign called “Strategic Highway Safety Plan — Target Zero” in which Washington Police hope to lower the number of car accident deaths due to speeding to none in 2030.

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