Reckless driving and speeding spiked during COVID-19.
Survey: 64% of Drivers Say It’s OK to Speed on Highways
Nearly half (48%) say they engage in the risky behavior to keep up with traffic flow and not be run over.
Nearly half (48%) say they engage in the risky behavior to keep up with traffic flow and not be run over.
Fleet managers need to continually remind drivers to refrain from the behavior, which can be triggered by everything from heavy traffic to running late.
The data provides insight into the changes in miles driven and how certain risky driving behaviors have become more prevalent in the months since “stay at home” orders were issued across Illinois.
The report analyzes over 2 million insurance quotes from QuoteWizard drivers to see which states had the best and worst drivers.
The Office of Traffic Safety in Nevada recently funded an initiative that put extra patrols on the roadways to crack down on motorists who speed.
The Virginia Senate recently passed a bill to raise the reckless driving threshold from over 80 to over 85 mph in a 70 mph zone.
North Las Vegas, Nevada ranked as the worst city in the nation for speeding with 53.9% of all traffic fatalities involving speeding.
Nevada has enacted several new traffic laws for 2020 including stiffer penalties for speeding and an expanded move-over law.
The institute believes the agency should direct resources to encouraging the use of automated enforcement and provide incentives to automakers to install intelligent speed adaptation technology that alerts speeding drivers or automatically slows the vehicle to ensure compliance with speed limits.
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