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Enforcing Speed Limits  \nCommittee for Guidance on Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits  \nTRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD  \nNational Research Council  \nNATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS  \nWASHINGTON, D.C. 1998  \nTransportation Research Board Special Report 254  \nSubscriber Categories  \nIVA highway operations, capacity, and traffic control IVB safety and human performance  \nTransportation Research Board publications are available by ordering individual publications directly from the TRB Business Office, through the Internet at [http://www.nas.edu/trb/](http://www.nas.edu/trb/)[ ](http://www.nas.edu/trb/)[index.html](index.html), [or by](or by) annual subscription through organizational or individual affiliation with TRB. Affiliates and library subscribers are eligible for substantial discounts. For further information, contact the Transportation Research Board Business Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418 (telephone 202-334-3214; fax 202-334- 2519; or e-mail [aarcher@nas.edu](aarcher@nas.edu)) .  \nCopyright 1998 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \nNOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance.  \nThis report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to the procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The views expressed in the individually authored papers that are included in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the committee, the Transportation Research Board, the National Research Council, or the project’s sponsors.  \nThe study was sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation and by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nManaging Speed : review of current practice for setting and enforcing speed limits /  \nCommittee for Guidance on Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy Press.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).—(Special report (National Research Council (U.S.).  \nTransportation Research Board) ; 254) ISBN 0-309-06502-X  \n1. Speed limits—United States. 2. Roads—United States—Safety measures. I. National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for Guidance on Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits. II. Series.  \nHE5620 . S6M36 1998  \n388.3􀀁 144􀀁 0973—dc21 98-40323  \nCIP  \nCommittee for Guidance on Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits  \nJohn G. Milliken, Chairman, Venable, Baetjer & Howard, McLean, Virginia  \nForrest M. Council, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill  \nTerrance W. Gainer, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C.*  \nNicholas J. Garber, University of Virginia, Charlottesville  \nKristine M. Gebbie, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York  \nJerome W. Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Charles A. Lave, University of California, Irvine  \nJohn M. Mason, Jr., The Pennsylvania State University, University Park  \nFrederick Mosteller, Harvard University, Cambridge  \nSharon D. Nichols, Western Highway Institute, Casper, Wyoming Clinton V. Oster, Jr., Indiana University, Bloomington Richard A. Retting, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,  \nArlington, Virginia  \nThoma","cbCailRarlI3Abqz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailRarlI3Abqz","pdf",2543841,441,"English","# Managing Speed\n## Review of Current Practice for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits\n## Committee for Guidance on Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits\n## Preface","[{\"question\":\"What changed in the U.S. speed-limit policy after 1995?\",\"answer\":\"After repeal of the National Maximum Speed Limit of 55 mph, states regained responsibility for setting appropriate speed limits on major highways.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the report concerned with current speed-limit practice?\",\"answer\":\"It reflects major changes over the prior decades, including vehicle crashworthiness, highway safety improvements, better emergency medical services, and shifts in driver behavior and operating speeds.\"},{\"question\":\"What safety-related factors does the report highlight as having improved since the NMSL era?\",\"answer\":\"It notes more crashworthy passenger vehicles, increased safety features such as airbags, improvements in highway design and roadside safety, and more rapid assistance for crash victims.\"}]","Managing Speed - Review of Current Practice for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits - Committee for Guidance on Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits - Special Report 254 | PDF",1111]