The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission has a stern message for all you kamikaze drivers out there: Chill out and slow down! It’s part of a month-long national campaign aimed at reminding drivers that speeding has deadly consequences. Greg Fischer with the LHSC says in 2023, speeding was a factor in almost 29% of all fatal crashes nationwide.
“Louisiana’s sitting just about 30% and so we’re not too far above, but we are above the national average for fatal crashes where speeding is involved,” Fischer said.
Most people think that the majority of fatal crashes occur on the Interstates, but Fischer says that’s not correct – in 2023, 83% of them in Louisiana happened on non-Interstate roadways. Fischer says chilling out and slowing down doesn’t mean driving at a snail’s pace, either.
“When we say slow down, we’re not talking about driving slow. We’re talking about just adhering to the speed limits,” Fischer said.
Fischer says the biggest point that they want to drive home through this campaign is that a car is not a toy – it is to be operated safely and responsibly.
“When you’re driving too fast, it’s easier to have a rollover or an unexpected thing can happen that you can’t prepare for,” Fischer noted.
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