Should Highway Speed Limits Be Increased?
As the Crash Speed Increased in the Tests, Researchers Found More Structural Damage and Greater Forces on the Dummy's Entire Body. “Higher Speed Limits Cancel...
As the crash speed increased in the tests, researchers found more structural damage and greater forces on the dummy's entire body. “Higher speed limits cancel out the benefits of vehicle safety improvements like airbags and improved structural designs,” said Dr. David Harkey, IIHS president.
Would raising highway speed limits improve the economy?
In 2008, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined this relationship, finding that once a vehicle is going above 35 to 45 mph—depending on its particular physical size and characteristics—reducing speed by 5 mph can increase its fuel economy by 5 to 10 percent.
Do higher speed limits cause more accidents?
Dangers of Higher Speed Limits
Decades of research and data collection show that higher speed limits do not lead to more accidents. Although they don't lead to a greater number of accidents they do lead to more severe accidents.
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