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Law enforcement on the lookout for speeding, impaired driving
Friday dedicated to speed enforcement; Impaired driving targeted Sunday
Law enforcement statewide will be cracking down on speeding Friday, Feb. 11.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies in the state are taking a targeted approach to reduce speeding and increase safety on the Show-Me State's roads.

The initiative couldn't come at a better time. Just last week, law enforcement in the St. Louis area reported stopping a vehicle that was clocked at 156 mph.

But this isn't a new issue. Preliminary data indicates 36% of Missouri roadway fatalities in 2021 were speed-related. In 2020, there were 404 speed-related fatalities in Missouri.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a crash on a road with a speed limit of 65 mph or greater is more than twice as likely to result in a fatality than a crash on a road with a speed limit of 45 or 50 mph and nearly five times as likely as a crash on a road with a speed limit of 40 mph or below.

Change Your Speed, Change the Ending.

Then on Super Bowl Sunday, law enforcement will be watching for impaired drivers.

Whether you watch the game for the game itself, the commercials or the halftime show, be sure to have a sober ride home if you have a drink. Last-minute options like taxis and rideshares are available if you end up drinking, even if you planned to remain sober.

Help everyone get home safe.

If you feel different, you drive different.

For more information, visit www.savemolives.com.
MoDOT plow crews top 1M miles clearing snow
The Missouri Department of Transportation kept snow plow wheels turning to the tune of 1.25 million miles as crews worked around the clock to clear roads statewide during and after the recent snow storm. That's enough to cover the entire U.S. interstate system 26 times. Photos.
Cave Springs Design-Build contract announced
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission at its Feb. 1 meeting announced the selection of the Interstate 70 Cave Springs to Fairgrounds (CSFG) Design-Build Project to Millstone Weber LLC. Learn about the project's scope here.
MoDOT, Mizzou need SEMO input by Feb. 14
MoDOT and MU are asking residents in Cape Girardeau, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, New Madrid, Dunklin and Pemiscot counties to complete a questionnaire that will factor into modeling evacuation routes in the event of an earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
African American Transportation History
Stephen Myers was a major African American civil rights leader and Underground Railroad leader in his home state of New York. Water transportation was his specialty, and he become known for running one of the most efficient links in the Underground Railroad. Read more here.
Fatality update
Statewide fatality totals as reported on the
Missouri State Highway Patrol website as of Jan. 30, 2022
2022 totals - 65
2021 totals - 63 / 2019 totals - 58
2020 totals - 49 / 2018 totals - 67

Take the challenge
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