STUDY: Raising national speed limit has resulted in 12,500 deaths
Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety In 1995, highway speed limits increased from a nation-wide 55 mph to 65, 70 or 75 mph, depending on the state, and most Americans were thrilled. The obvious benefit of the change was people could legally get to where they wanted to go, but according to a new study, the downside has been an alarming increase in accidents and deaths. The University of Illinois School of Public Health studied accidents from 1995 to 2005 to determine the impact on the …
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