Speeding Counts Numbers
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Document
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Authors: |
FHWA, FMCSA, NHTSA
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Publisher: |
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Report Number (if applicable): |
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Year: |
2001
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Resource Links:
File on CD SpeedCountsNumbers.pdf
External Link to Document Speeding Counts Numbers
Resource Abstract:
Almost one of every three traffic fatalities is related to speeding, and speeding is a safety concern on all roads, regardless of their speed limits. However, much of the public concern about speeding has been focused on high-speed Interstates. The Interstate System actually has the best safety record of all roads and the lowest fatality rate per mile traveled. As Figure 1 below illustrates, almost 50percent of speeding-related fatalities occur on lower speed collector and local roads, which carry only 28.1 percent of the total vehicle miles traveled in the United States.* Collectors usually have legal speed limits of 55 mi/h or less. Speed limits on local roads are often 35 mi/h or lower.
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