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Speed Limit Increases Responsible for Thousands of Extra Roadway Fatalities, Study Finds

April 23, 2019

A new study of maximum speed limit increases on U.S. roadways from 1993-2017 has concluded that more than 36,000 lives could have been spared if states had not increased their maximum speed limits over the 25-year period.

“The speed at which a motor vehicle is traveling affects both the likelihood of a crash and the severity of the crash,” said the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study, made public this month. “All else being equal, increased speed increases the distance to stop or slow the vehicle in an emergency, and increased speed increases the energy of a collision.”

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