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Oswego police, Kendall County Sheriff’s Office to participate in Speed Awareness Day on Wednesday · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego Police Kendall County Sheriff's Office to participate in Speed
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  Speaker 1: Awareness Day on Wednesday. Written by Eric Shelkoff, this article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlet. The Oswego Police Department and the Kendall County
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  Speaker 1: Sheriff's Office on Wednesday will step up traffic safety efforts
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  Speaker 1: to reduce speeding as part of Illinois Speed Awareness Day.
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  Speaker 1: Motorists can expect to see increased patrols looking for speeding
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  Speaker 1: as well as other traffic violations. This campaign is an
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  Speaker 1: effort to address the increase in speed related crashes and
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  Speaker 1: moving violations. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, speeding
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  Speaker 1: is involved in forty four point nine percent of all
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  Speaker 1: motor vehicle fatalities, thirty six point three percent of all
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  Speaker 1: injury crashes, and thirty one point one percent of all
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  Speaker 1: roadway crashes. Speeding is a choice that puts everyone at risk,
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  Speaker 1: Kendall County under Sheriff Bobby Richardson said in a news release.
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  Speaker 1: It reduces the driver's ability to steer safely around other vehicles,
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  Speaker 1: increases stopping distance, and can lead to more severe injuries.
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  Speaker 1: If you are involved in a crash. It is also
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  Speaker 1: one of the most frequent safety concerns we hear from residents,
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  Speaker 1: and we are urging drivers to slow down and make
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  Speaker 1: the safe choice. The Illinois Speed Awareness Day campaign has
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  Speaker 1: a two fold approach to combine effective community outreach to
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  Speaker 1: roadway users on the importance of obeying the speed limit,
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  Speaker 1: along with an increased zero tolerance enforcement effort. The goal
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  Speaker 1: of the campaign is to raise awareness and save lives.
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  Speaker 1: This speed education and enforcement effort is part of the
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Association of Chiefs of Polices Speeding Catches Up with
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  Speaker 1: You Speed Awareness campaign. It also supports idots Broader It's
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  Speaker 1: Not a Game media campaign. For more information, go to
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  Speaker 1: ilschiffs dot org slash speed Dash Awareness dash Day