Pine Bluff — As part of the speed reduction awareness and high-visibility enforcement campaign, Speeding Slows You Down, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Pine Bluff Police Department (PBPD) reminds everyone that speeding has life-threatening consequences and to obey speed limits. From July 9-31, 2025, surrounding law enforcement agencies will join this campaign by providing high-visibility patrol and issuing speeding citations to drivers breaking the law.
“Speed limits are set to keep all road users safe,” reminds Lieutenant DeShawn Bennett, Public Information Officer, PBPD. “They minimize the likelihood of crashes and the force of a crash’s impact on a person’s body, which dramatically increases with each additional 10 miles per hour of speed. When a driver or motorcyclist drives above the speed limit, they are acting with no regard for their life, the lives of others on the road, and the law. That remains true regardless of the reason a person chooses to drive over the speed limit,” Lieutenant Bennett said.
Speeding is an aggressive and deadly behavior. It reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around another vehicle, a hazardous object, or an unexpected curve.
“We are calling on everyone to show regard for all road users’ lives and safety, including their own, by following the speed limits everywhere and all the time,” said Lieutenant Bennett. “Posted speed limits are the law. When everyone abides by them, they are fulfilling their responsibility of helping prevent life-altering injuries and fatalities. We’re putting all drivers on alert — follow the law.”
