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The mortality consequences of raising the speed limit to 65 mph on rural interstates

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  • Baum, H.M.
  • Lund, A.K.
  • Wells, J.K.

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As of April 1987, states were permitted to raise the speed limit on rural interstates to 65 mph without incurring federal sanctions; 38 states elected to do so in 1987. Fatality data for the months when the new limit was in effect in 1987 were compared with fatalities in the same months of 1982-86 on rural interstates and other rural roads. Fatalities on rural interstates in the states with increased speed limits in 1987 were conservatively estimated to be 15 percent higher than they would have been if the states had retained the 55 mph limit (95% CI = 6, 24). Among states that retained the 55 mph limit, fatalities on rural interstates were 6 percent lower than expected (95% CI = -23, 13).

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  • Baum, H.M. & Lund, A.K. & Wells, J.K., 1989. "The mortality consequences of raising the speed limit to 65 mph on rural interstates," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 79(10), pages 1392-1395.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1989:79:10:1392-1395_2
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    1. Zhai, Guocong & Xie, Kun & Yang, Di & Yang, Hong, 2022. "Assessing the safety effectiveness of citywide speed limit reduction: A causal inference approach integrating propensity score matching and spatial difference-in-differences," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 94-106.
    2. David J. Houston & Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr., 2006. "Reducing traffic fatalities in the American States by upgrading seat belt use laws to primary enforcement," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 25(3), pages 645-659.
    3. David J. Houston, 1999. "Implications of the 65-MPH Speed Limit for Traffic Safety," Evaluation Review, , vol. 23(3), pages 304-315, June.

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