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Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations

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This report is an archived publication and may contain dated technical, contact, and link information
Publication Number: FHWA-RD-98-154
Date: July 1998

Synthesis of Safety Research Related to Speed and Speed Management

 

prepared by

Jack Stuster
Zail Coffman

Anacapa Sciences, Inc.
PO Box 519
Santa Barbara, CA

and

Davey Warren

Safety Design Division, HSRᰫ20
Federal Highway Administration

 

Sponsored by

Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D
Federal Highway Administration
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101–2296

and

Office of Traffic Injury Control Programs
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590

Contract No. DTFH61–96–P–00521

NOTICE: This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government asumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. The report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SPEED–SAFETY RELATIONSHIPS

FACTORS INFLUENCING SPEED

SPEED LIMITS AND SPEEDS

SPEED LIMITS AND SAFETY

ENFORCEMENT

ENGINEERING MEASURES

SUMMARY

REFERENCES

 


ABSTRACT

This report presents a synthesis of research findings on the safety effects of speed, speed limits, enforcement, and engineering measures to manage speed.

The report updates a similar synthesis published in 1982. A great deal of speed related research has been carried out since that time. This synthesis highlights the results of significant safety research related to speed completed since the last update. Some of the earlier benchmark studies are incorporated where appropriate.

The report is a product of the FHWA–NHTSA Speed Management Team.

 

FHWA-RD-98-154

 

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