Speeding patrols set in Adams, Grant and Lincoln Counties

Between July 15 and Aug. 7, law enforcement officers throughout Grant, Adams and Lincoln Counties will be part of a statewide effort in search of speeding drivers.

During the summer, there are a lot more people out and about, both as pedestrians and drivers. Unfortunately, some driving habits such as speeding don’t change.

It’s an alarming fact that even driving at 30 miles per hour on dry pavement requires a stopping distance of 41 yards. That’s eight car lengths or almost half of a football field! (Source: Lawrence D. Woolf, Ph.D. Staying Alive: The Physics, Mathematics, and Engineering of S...