Amazing insights: > Won’t raising the speed limit cause people to drive faster and cause more crashes? > The Federal Highway Administration studied nearly 20

Amazing insights: > Won’t raising the speed limit cause people to drive faster and cause more crashes? > The Federal Highway Administration studied nearly 200 roads in 22 states where speed limits were raised, lowered or left unchanged. Prior to the speed limit change, 55 percent of drivers exceeded the posted speed limits. After speed limits were raised or lowered as much as 20 mph, there was a slight change in speed, but generally less than 1 mph. There were no significant changes in crashes, although crashes tended to decrease where speed limits were increased to realistic levels. Also, there was little effect on speeds or crashes on intersecting or nearby roadways.