The White Pine County Sheriff’s Office will join participating law enforcement agencies in Nevada for a Joining Forces Speed Awareness Campaign Sept. 1-20. “From 2017 to 2021 there were 491 speeding related fatalities in Nevada with 339 occuring in Clark County.
In fact, speeding is one of the biggest contributors to fatalities on Nevada’s roadways. Speeding isn’t just about going faster than the posted speed limit. Speeding includes driving too fast during bad weather conditions such as rain, ice, and snow and jeopardizing your safety and safety of others on the road,” stated the sheriff’s office in a media release.
This campaign aims to increase law enforcement participation and public safety by coordinating highly visible patrols across the state of Nevada with the goal of “raising awareness, educating the motoring public, and saving lives.” The sheriff’s office would like to remind the public that speeding is more than breaking the law. The consequences are far-ranging and include greater potential for loss of vehicle control, increased stopping distance after the driver perceives danger and increased degree of crash severity, leading to more severe injuries.
More information about safe driving and the Nevada Zero Fatality goal is available online at ZeroFatalitiesNV.com..
