‘Slow down, arrive alive’: New program in Virginia aims to slow down speeding drivers
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Virginia officials are hoping to raise awareness about the dangers of speeding with a new public safety campaign.
MANASSAS, Va. – Virginia officials are hoping to raise awareness about the dangers of speeding with a new public safety campaign.
Bythenumbers:
In2024,accordingtopreliminarynumbersfromofficialsinVirginia,thereweremorethan25,000speed-relatedcrashesintheCommonwealth,resultinginmorethan2,000seriousinjuries,andsadly,410deaths.
What’sbeingdone:
Asaresultofthesoberingstatistics,officialshavenowplaced300brightyellowsignsreading“SlowDown,ArriveAlive”atrestareasthroughoutVirginia.Thehopeisthatthesignswillmakeadifference,inlargepartbybeingplacedinlocationswherethousandsofdriversstopeveryday.
Whatthey’resaying:
TuesdayeveningatarestareaalongI-66inManassas,mostdriverstoldFox5they’venoticedplentyofpeopletravelingwaytoofastoutontheroads.
“There’salotofpeoplethatgethurtouthere,”saidLenonTayl
