ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Speeding remains one of the most common risky driving behaviors on roads across Maryland, from busy highways around Baltimore and Washington to local roads in St. Mary’s, Calvert, Charles and Anne Arundel counties. A Maryland highway safety campaign is designed to remind drivers that speed affects more than travel time. It can reduce the ability to react to changing traffic conditions and increase the severity of crashes.
The state’s newest effort launched July 7, 2026, when Gov. Wes Moore unveiled “Slow The Fast Down,” a statewide highway safety campaign aimed at reducing speeding-related deaths, according to the Office of the Governor. The announcement noted that nearly one-third of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Maryland involve excessive speed, and that a pedestrian struck at 40 mph is roughly eight times more likely to be killed than one struck at 20 mph.
“Safety of Marylanders is my number one priority,” Moore said in announcing the campaign. Maryland Transportation Secretary Thomson added that “speed kills, and loss of life on roads is entirely preventable.” The state reported 485 traffic deaths on Maryland roads last year, the first time the annual toll had fallen below 500 since 2014, though officials stressed that number remains too high…