Empty Illinois Expressways Have More Speeders Since Stay-At-Home Order

By Steve Bynum
VIRUS OUTBREAK ILLINOIS
More traffic than usual on I-90 highway south bound in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh / ASSOCIATED PRESS
VIRUS OUTBREAK ILLINOIS
More traffic than usual on I-90 highway south bound in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Empty Illinois Expressways Have More Speeders Since Stay-At-Home Order

By Steve Bynum

Illinois' stay-at-home order has created empty expressways, but also more reckless driving and speeding.

Reset takes a closer look at why more drivers are heavier on their gas pedals during the COVID-19 pandemic

GUEST: Mary Wisniewski, transportation reporter and columnist at the Chicago Tribune