Speed Management Facts & Statistics
The FHWA Safety Office has created an exhibit that looks at speeding statistics from a roadway perspective. Five different handouts complement the exhibit, and each uses statistical data to underscore aspects of the consequences of speeding. To view the exhibit and accompanying handouts, click on the pdf files below.
- Overview [PDF, 126KB]
- Fatality Rate by Road Function Class Table [PDF, 62KB]
- Road Function Classifications [PDF, 158KB]
- Single Vehicle Crashes Table [PDF, 78KB]
- Speeding Counts [PDF, 79KB]
- Speeding Facts [PDF, 122KB]
- Speeding in Rural Areas [PDF, 49KB]
- US Speeding Related Motor Vehicle Fatalities [PDF, 26KB]
Recently, the U.S. DOT Speed Management Team has updated the exhibit with additional handouts. The new exhibit addresses a more integrated "3-Es" (engineering, education, and enforcement) approach to speed management. In addition to the existing handouts, the new handouts present traffic safety facts related to speeding. Other handouts include information related to commercial vehicle safety, and speeding-related multi-vehicle fatal crashes involving large truck.
To view the handout presenting traffic safety facts related to speeding, click on the pdf file below:
- Traffic Safety Facts: Speeding - 2004 [PDF, 304KB] NEW
- Analysis of Speeding-Related Fatal Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes (June 2005) [PDF, 1.19MB] NEW
To view the handouts containing information on commercial vehicle safety, click at the links below:
- Share the Road Safely: Professional Drivers [PDF, 190KB]
- Share the Road Safely: Smart Drivers [PDF, 131KB]
- Speeding-Related Multi-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks [PDF, 70KB]
The following charts show fatality rates classified by functional category in both rural and urban highways:
You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF files.
