TN Highway Safety Office launches âSlow Down Tennesseeâ campaign (Source: KSWO) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | April 16, 2021 at 7:59 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 7:59 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Tennessee Highway Safety Office will launch a new speeding prevention campaign called âSlow Down Tennesseeâ.
The purpose of the initiative is to crack down on speeding and deadly crashes.
According to Tennesseeâs Integrated Traffic Analysis Network, there were nearly 23,000 speeding-related crashes in Tennessee from 2017 to 2019.
Drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 years old make up 36 percent of those crashes.
From April 16 â 30, participating agencies will increase public education, awareness, and enforcement efforts to reduce speeding-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities statewide, the release stated.