You’re not saving as much time as you think.
Rural roads invite speed. Higher limits, open stretches and light traffic make it easy to push past the posted number. These same roads have no guardrails, no median and help that’s miles away. Speed raises your risk exactly where a mistake costs the most.
Speeding by six to eight MPH on a 20-mile drive saves you about two minutes.
That’s not enough time to:
Microwave a burrito
Get through a commercial break
Pump a tank of gas
Find the remote
Say a proper Oklahoma goodbye
Pay attention to:
Only one-third of Oklahomans live in rural areas, but 55% of the state’s fatal crashes occur on rural roads.
Numbers to think about
In 2024, Oklahoma ranked 14th highest in the nation for rural road fatalities.
The state’s non-interstate rural roads have a fatality rate more than double that of all other roads in Oklahoma.
Speeding was a contributing factor for 29% of fatalities in motor vehicle crashes in 2021.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), how many people were killed in speeding-related traffic crashes in 2021?
Let’s get there together, Oklahoma.
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