Safety Impacts of Different Speed Limits on Cars and Trucks

Safety Impacts of Different Speed Limits on Cars and Trucks
Author: David L. Harkey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 78
Release: 1994
Genre: Speed limits
ISBN:

The objectives of this study were to determine whether differential or uniform speed limits are more beneficial to transportation safety and traffic operations on Interstate highways. The approach to achieving this objective was to examine speed and accident data from States employing both types of limits. Speed data were collected in 12 States at rural and urban locations representing all speed limits currently established on the Interstate highway system for cars/trucks, i.e., 55/55 mi/h (89/89 km/h), 65/55 mi/h (105/89 km/h), 65/60 mi/h (105/97 km/h), and 65/65 mi/h (105/105 km/h). Accident data were obtained from nine States which were geographically distributed across the country and representative of all rural Interstate speed limits currently established. For the speed data collected, a number of measures of effectiveness (MOEs) were examined including mean speed, speed variance, compliance, and speed distribution measures. For the accident data collected, types of crashes were examined (e.g., rear-end) along with vehicle type involvement (e.g., car-into-truck) and crash severity. This final report summarizes the effects of uniform and differential speed limits on transportation safety and traffic operations as determined by the examination of speed and accident data.

Managing Speed

Managing Speed
Author:
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780309065023

TRB Special Report 254 - Managing Speed: Review of Current Practices for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits reviews practices for setting and enforcing speed limits on all types of roads and provides guidance to state and local governments on appropriate methods of setting speed limits and related enforcement strategies. Following an executive summary, the report is presented in six chapters and five appendices.

Highway Safety Issues

Highway Safety Issues
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 608
Release: 1988
Genre: Federal aid to transportation
ISBN: