Table 2 - Significant Changes in Predicted Accident Rates Attributed to the Speed-Limit Increases on Urban Interstates
Table 2 - Significant Changes in Predicted Accident Rates Attributed to the Speed-Limit Increases on Urban Interstates
| State | Change, percent |
1995 crashes | 1996 crashes | 1997 crashes | 1998 crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 37.8 | 32 | 49 | 66 | 49 |
| Missouri | 35.0 | 56 | 85 | 82 | 94 |
| Nevada | 31.2 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 14 |
| Ohio | 40.8 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 78 |
| Oklahoma | 39.5 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 31 |
| Washington | 32.1 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 40 |
| U.S. totals | 1,919 | 2,054 | 1,998 | 2,026 | |
| Percent change | 7.03 | -2.72 | 1.40 |