A Special Report to the Legislature on the 55 MPH National Maximum Speed Limit
Author: California. Department of the California Highway Patrol
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 326
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: California. Department of the California Highway Patrol
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 326
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Critical Transportation Choices
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 60
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 28
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An update is provided of key legislative changes that have taken place concerning the fifty-five miles-per-hour National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL). Summary statistics through the 1978 time period are followed by summaries of the literature reviewed on the benefits of the NMSL. An annotated bibliography of 16 studies represents various points of view and interests of the traffic safety community, and a supplementary list of references is provided. Findings of the Task Force are presented with the range of estimates for conclusions drawn. Since the 1973-4 decreases in fatalities, travel, and speed, there have been small increases for 1976-8, but the level of fatalities has not returned to pre-55 mph NMSL levels. In spite of a shortage of reliable data, it was concluded that 20,000 to 30,000 lives were saved in the 1974-1978 period.
Author: Edythe Traylor Crump
Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Under support from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Research Council assembled a committee of 19 individuals with expertise in the various disciplines needed to evaluate the benefits and costs of the 55 mph speed limit and to assess the effectiveness of state laws in inducing compliance. The findings and recommendations of the committee are presented in this report, along with the unresolved issues that surround the appropriate speed limit for selected roads. The committee findings on the consequences of the 55 mph speed limit relate to safety, energy, taxpayer costs, and travel time. Recent trends in motorist compliance and pressures for change are also discussed.