Slowing down speeders: Austin Transportation adds new devices to busy streets

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crashes involving speedy drivers severely hurt or killed more than 620 people in Austin last year. In some cases, Austin Transportation Department safety officer Lewis Leff said drivers were going 15 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.He said one of those areas included Slaughter Lane where the speed limit is 45 miles per hour. However, a recent speed report found hundreds of drivers were going 60 miles per hour. That's not even the fastest speed reported. Why neigh