Slow Down, Hoboken!

Driving just 5 MPH slower can significantly decrease the likelihood of a pedestrian's death in a collision.

In 2022 the City of Hoboken implemented a new citywide speed limit reducing the speed limit on all City and County roads from 25 MPH to 20 MPH. The reduced speed limit aims to make streets safer for all modes of transportation in furtherance of the City’s Vision Zero goal to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and injuries by 2030.

Combined with other safety improvements, such as curb extensions, high visibility crosswalks, corner daylighting, leading pedestrian intervals, and dedicated bicycle facilities, a reduced speed limit can help reduce the likelihood that crashes happen. When crashes do occur, research shows that even a small reduction in vehicle speeds can have a significant impact on decreasing the severity of crashes. Reducing the citywide speed limit is recommended in the City’s Vision Zero Action Plan and is part of the “safe systems approach” used to reduce traffic injuries and deaths on public streets.

Hoboken's community streets are full of people on foot, so slow driving isn't just the law - it saves lives.

Please watch at intersections for children, disabled, elderly, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other vehicles.

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