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Implications of the 65-MPH Speed Limit for Traffic Safety

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This study evaluates the impact of the 65-mph speed limit on traffic safety. Using data for the years 1981 to 1995 for all 50 states, a pooled time series analysis is conducted. Separate models are estimated for state fatality rates on four categories of roads: rural interstate highways, rural noninterstate roads, all roads except for rural interstate highways, and all roads. It is reported that the 65-mph speed limit increased fatality rates on rural interstate highways but was correlated with a reduction in state fatality rates on the three other categories of roads.

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  • David J. Houston, 1999. "Implications of the 65-MPH Speed Limit for Traffic Safety," Evaluation Review, , vol. 23(3), pages 304-315, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:23:y:1999:i:3:p:304-315
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9902300303
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    1. Dee, Thomas S. & Sela, Rebecca J., 2003. "The fatality effects of highway speed limits by gender and age," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 79(3), pages 401-408, June.

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