About the Campaign

Operation Southern Slow Down is an annual, week-long speed enforcement and public education campaign conducted in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the southeastern states of Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee, leveraging a longstanding tradition of collaboration. This initiative aims to reduce the high number of speed-related fatalities and serious injury crashes by focusing on speeding and aggressive driving violations on our roadways.

The Florida law enforcement initiative will kick off with multiple press conferences in media markets across the state on July 13, 2025. The enforcement mobilization will run from July 14 through July 19, 2025. 

This is a reportable campaign. Reports will be due by August 8, 2025, and may be submitted below or by clicking here.

Dates to Remember 

• District Press Conferences: July 13, 2025
• Enforcement Dates: July 14 – July 19, 2025
• Reports Due: August 8, 2025

District Press Conference Schedule & Locations 

• Press Conference Locations To Be Announced

Objectives

• Enhanced Enforcement:
  • Focus on enforcement of speeding and aggressive driving violations, especially on state roads and interstate corridors.
     
• Public Education:
  • Educate motorists about the dangers of speeding and aggressive driving.
  • Promote adherence to speed limits to improve road safety.

How To Participate

Florida law enforcement agencies are encouraged to:

• Increase enforcement and public education efforts related to speeding and aggressive driving during the campaign period.
• Submit a campaign report by August 8, 2025.

The report will collect the following:

• Approximate number of hours dedicated to speed enforcement
• Number of speeding citations and/or warnings
• Number of aggressive driving-related citations and/or warnings
• Number of safety belt citations and/or warnings
• Number of DUI arrests
• Total number of all traffic citations
• Number of press conferences held
• Number of media stories related to your agency's efforts
• Number of social media posts and interactions