Published: October 11, 2021

ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE WILL LAUNCH ITS SPEEDING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN CALLED "SLOW DOWN TENNESSEE" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY, THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AAA – THE AUTO CLUB GROUP, THE STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. FROM OCTOBER 15 – 29, PARTICIPATING AGENCIES WILL INCREASE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO REDUCE SPEEDING-RELATED CRASHES, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES STATEWIDE. AMONG THE BREAKDOWN OF TENNESSEE TRAFFIC CRASHES INVOLVING SPEEDING TEEN DRIVERS FROM 2016 TO 2021; GILES COUNTY HAD 53, LAWRENCE COUNTY 73, MAURY COUNTY 173 AND WAYNE COUNTY 23. THE "SLOW DOWN TENNESSEE" CAMPAIGN INCLUDES A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE BY USING #SLOWDOWNTN ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS. PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES STATEWIDE WILL INCREASE SATURATION PATROLS, CONDUCT HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT, AND/OR UTILIZE OTHER TACTICS TO CURB SPEEDING DRIVERS. AND OUTDOOR SIGNAGE WILL DISPLAY "SLOW DOWN TENNESSEE" AS VISUAL REMINDERS FOR SPEEDING DRIVERS.