Crash Course: Virginia officials want to crack down on speeding, but the problem is much deeper than that

Every year there's an annual tradition: the presentation of horrifying car crash data and accompanying awareness efforts and safety campaigns. Do they really help?

Every year there's an annual tradition: the presentation of horrifying car crash data and accompanying awareness efforts and safety campaigns. As the Virginia Mercury recently reported, state officials are gearing up to launch traffic safety campaigns with an emphasis on reducing speeding, which could include speeding cameras, stepped-up enforcement, an…