“Operation Southern Slow Down,” a multi-state speed enforcement and awareness campaign, begins Monday and will run through July 19.
This ninth annual initiative involves law enforcement agencies in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. It aims to prevent crashes and save lives by addressing speeding and reckless driving during the summer travel season.
“The goal for ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ is not to write tickets but to get more drivers to see that traveling at slower and safer speeds prevents families and friends from losing loved ones in crashes that are preventable,” said Allen Poole, Director of the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety…