Relationship Of Traffic Fatality Rates To Maximum State Speed Limits.

CONCLUSIONS: There is a definite trend of increased fatality risk when speed limits are raised. As roadway sections with higher speed limits have become more ubiquitous, the increase in fatality risk has extended beyond these roadways. The increase in risk has been so great that it has now largely offset the beneficial effects of some other traffic safety strategies. State policymakers should keep this trade-off in mind when considering proposals to raise speed limits. PMID: 27574856 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research