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Speeding Catches Up With You

About

Social Norming

Speeding Catches Up With You is a year-round social norming campaign that focuses on speed prevention. Use any of these resources to encourage drivers to drive at the speed limit and to educate people about the dangers of going too fast, including information related to speed and road conditions.

Many assets are available in English and Spanish. Share this information with partner organizations to help spread the message across communities.

Key Dates

  • July 7–31, 2025: National paid media buy

Talking Points

We've prepared talking points related to speeding. After downloading, we encourage you to add local stats and facts to the document.

Earned Media

We've produced sample news releases that can be used for media outreach.

Facts

National statistics related to this topic are available in our Speeding section.

Social Media

This social media playbook contains sample social media content in English and Spanish. Download this guide for instructions on posting the below playbook graphics to Facebook, X and Instagram. The content is designed for easy posting and seamless integration into your current social media strategy.

Additional sample social media posts are also available for download.

Graphics

Asset Type

English
Disaster | English 4 animated | 4 static
Drive Fast | English 1200x1200 Static
Drive Fast | English 1200x1200 Animated
Drive Fast | English 1080x1920 Animated
Fast | English 4 animated | 4 static
Game Over | English 1200x1200 Static
Game Over | English 1200x1200 Animated
Game Over | English 1080x1920 Animated
Spanish
Disaster | Spanish 4 animated | 4 static
Excess | Spanish 1200x1200 Animated
Excess | Spanish 1200x1200 Static
Fast | Spanish 4 animated | 4 static
Out of Control | Spanish 1200x1200 Static
Out of Control | Spanish 1200x1200 Animated

Variable Message Boards

SPEEDING

CATCHES UP

WITH YOU

BE THE FIRST TO

PROTECT LIVES

BY SLOWING DOWN

SLOW DOWN

ROAD SAFETY

COMES FIRST

KEEP YOUR SPEED

SAFE ADJUST FOR

ROAD CONDITIONS

OBEY SPEED

LIMITS PROTECT

ALL ROAD USERS

SPEEDING COSTS

DONT RISK LIVES

SLOW DOWN

RUSH LESS

SLOW DOWN

PROTECT LIVES

AVOID SPEEDING

IT IS DANGEROUS

ROAD BEHAVIOR

DONT SPEED AWAY

A FUTURE

SLOW DOWN

SPEEDING BRINGS

DANGER FAST

SLOW DOWN

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Ads

Asset Type

Video | English
Speed | Social Norming | English TV & Digital | :30 :15 :06 available by request
Audio | English
Speed Catches Up With You | English Radio | :30
Video | Spanish
Speed | Social Norming | Spanish TV & Digital | :30 :15 :06 available by request
Audio | Spanish
Speeding Isn't Worth It | Spanish Radio | :30

If a video is noted as Available by Request, it is not available for immediate download. A state may submit a request to NHTSA and the ad can be retagged with their stage logo.

Note: No one may alter, edit, or change a NHTSA TV ad or web video.

Media Plans

NHTSA supports a national speed social norming campaign in July.

The Media Work Plan provides an overview of the research and trends that inform NHTSA's national paid media plan for the campaign. The Media Buy Summary provides an overview of the media channels, media partner selection and tactics that will be activated to reach the target audience.

  • Coming Soon:  Media Buy Summary

Additional Resources