The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held its Speeding Catches Up with You campaign in July.
The campaign aimed to educate Americans on the deadly consequences of speeding, which contributes to more than 10,000 deaths a year on the nation’s roads.
Speeding not only slows reaction times but also makes crashes more severe, leading to worse injuries and more deaths, said the NHTSA.
In 2024, 11,288 people were killed in speeding-related crashes, accounting for 29% of all traffic fatalities, and an estimated 316,757 people were also injured.
New early estimates for 2025 released by NHTSA project an 11% decline in speeding-related fatalities with an estimated 10,035 deaths.
“Unless you’re a racecar driver on the track, there’s no excuse for speeding,” said said NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison.
“Speeding puts everyone’s lives at risk, making crashes more severe and less survivable. We urge everyone to slow down before Speeding Catches Up with You.”
