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Assessing the Impact of Speed Limit Increases on Fatal Interstate Crashes
By Sandy Balkin, Ernst & Young LLP and J. Keith Ord, Georgetown University
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Table 4: Predicted number of fatal crashes attributed to the speed limit increase on urban interstates.
|
STATE
|
CHANGE-%
|
Predicted 1996
|
Predicted 1997
|
Predicted 1998
|
| Alabama |
37.8%
|
35.6
|
47.9
|
35.6
|
| Missouri |
35.0%
|
63.0
|
60.7
|
69.6
|
| Nevada |
31.2%
|
17.5
|
11.4
|
10.7
|
| Ohio |
40.8%
|
45.5
|
45.5
|
55.4
|
| Oklahoma |
39.5%
|
33.7
|
33.0
|
22.2
|
| Washington |
32.1%
|
25.0
|
25.7
|
30.3
|
| Predicted Total | . |
220.2
|
224.2
|
223.8
|
| Actual Total | . |
301
|
307
|
306
|
| Approximate Increase | . |
80.8
|
82.8
|
82.2
|
| Percentage Increase | . |
36.71%
|
36.91%
|
36.75%
|
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