19-09 Illinois Speed Awareness Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
7/8/2019
Ofc. Yager #70
Oak Brook Police Join Forces with Agencies Statewide for
2019 ILACP & FACES4 Illinois Speed Awareness Day Campaign
Oak Brook, IL – During Illinois Speed Awareness Day this July 24th, the Oak Brook Police Department is taking a
proactive approach to promote safety for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists through both education and
enforcement. In Illinois during 2017, speed was the reason for 42% of all fatal crashes. That’s 462 deaths for
the year, or one life every 19 hours. These lives can be easily saved by being aware of our speed and
understanding how speeding impacts a crash.
In residential areas, speeding can have the following consequences:
• When a pedestrian is hit by a car at 20 MPH there is a 10% likelihood of being killed, at a speed of 30
MPH the percentage increases to a 50% likelihood of being killed.
• The higher the speed at impact, the more severe the injuries sustained.
• 37.9% of the speed-related crashes result in injuries.
• When speeding there is a greater chance that other road users will misjudge how fast you are
traveling.
• Speeding extends the distance required to stop a vehicle in emergency situations.
• Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to navigate safely around curves or objects in the roadway.
Let’s all do our part by taking a proactive approach to prevent fatalities and reduce injuries on the roadways
by being aware of our speed and obeying the speed limit signs ALL the time. ISAD is an Illinois Association of
Chiefs of Police (ILACP) and Families Against Chronic Excessive Speed 4 (FACES4) traffic safety initiative If you
would like more information about Illinois Speed Awareness Day, please visit
www.illinoisspeedawarenessday.org.
Approved by: JK – COP
19-09