Citation

Houston DJ. Eval. Rev. 1999; 23(3): 304-315.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0193841X9902300303

PMID

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Abstract

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.

Language: en