US Rural Interstate Highway (Motorway) Fatality Rates & Higher Speed Limits
Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles
|
| State or District |
Speed Limit
Increase? |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Change:
1994-6 |
Change:
1995-6 |
Alabama |
No |
1.17 |
1.17 |
1.33 |
12.9% |
13.5% |
| Alaska |
No |
2.75 |
2.93 |
2.75 |
0.0% |
-6.1% |
| Arizona |
Yes |
2.06 |
2.72 |
2.32 |
12.6% |
-14.9% |
| Arkansas |
No |
0.95 |
0.92 |
1.36 |
42.4% |
46.7% |
| California |
Yes |
1.83 |
1.81 |
1.66 |
-9.5% |
-8.5% |
| Colorado |
No |
1.86 |
2.09 |
1.67 |
-10.0% |
-20.0% |
| Connecticut |
No |
0.28 |
0.54 |
0.33 |
19.1% |
-38.2% |
| Delaware |
No |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Dist. Of Columbia |
No |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Florida |
No |
1.26 |
1.29 |
1.28 |
1.4% |
-0.8% |
| Georgia |
No |
0.69 |
0.73 |
1.36 |
95.1% |
84.9% |
| Hawaii |
No |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Idaho |
No |
1.60 |
1.80 |
1.43 |
-10.4% |
-20.5% |
| Illinois |
No |
1.23 |
0.81 |
0.80 |
-35.0% |
-1.6% |
| Indiana |
No |
0.86 |
1.18 |
1.06 |
23.7% |
-9.6% |
| Iowa |
No |
0.96 |
0.70 |
0.74 |
-22.3% |
5.9% |
| Kansas |
Yes |
1.01 |
1.08 |
0.65 |
-36.2% |
-39.9% |
| Kentucky |
No |
0.82 |
1.24 |
1.18 |
43.2% |
-4.6% |
| Louisiana |
No |
1.06 |
1.21 |
1.16 |
9.2% |
-4.3% |
| Maine |
No |
0.56 |
0.61 |
0.42 |
-24.4% |
-30.1% |
| Maryland |
No |
0.17 |
0.94 |
0.50 |
199.2% |
-46.7% |
| Massachusetts |
No |
0.37 |
0.46 |
0.55 |
50.7% |
19.1% |
| Michigan |
No |
0.53 |
0.63 |
0.81 |
53.7% |
28.5% |
| Minnesota |
No |
0.90 |
0.49 |
0.40 |
-55.6% |
-19.4% |
| Mississippi |
Yes |
2.05 |
2.04 |
1.69 |
-17.3% |
-16.9% |
| Missouri |
Yes |
1.20 |
1.27 |
1.81 |
51.4% |
42.4% |
| Montana |
Yes |
1.96 |
1.84 |
1.95 |
-0.2% |
6.2% |
| Nebraska |
No |
0.84 |
1.10 |
1.67 |
98.8% |
52.4% |
| Nevada |
Yes |
2.54 |
2.92 |
3.32 |
30.7% |
13.7% |
| New Hampshire |
No |
0.69 |
0.71 |
0.80 |
15.7% |
12.5% |
| New Jersey |
No |
0.69 |
0.75 |
0.58 |
-15.5% |
-23.0% |
| New Mexico |
No |
2.20 |
2.53 |
2.42 |
10.0% |
-4.4% |
| New York |
No |
0.59 |
0.59 |
0.62 |
4.3% |
5.0% |
| North Carolina |
No |
0.98 |
0.95 |
0.84 |
-14.6% |
-11.4% |
| North Dakota |
No |
0.56 |
0.36 |
0.17 |
-69.1% |
-52.2% |
| Ohio |
No |
0.76 |
0.66 |
0.58 |
-22.8% |
-11.9% |
| Oklahoma |
Yes |
1.43 |
1.13 |
1.39 |
-3.1% |
22.3% |
| Oregon |
No |
0.97 |
0.96 |
0.93 |
-4.1% |
-2.8% |
| Pennsylvania |
No |
0.66 |
0.72 |
0.72 |
8.2% |
0.1% |
| Rhode Island |
No |
1.04 |
0.34 |
0.65 |
-37.5% |
92.2% |
| South Carolina |
No |
1.05 |
0.94 |
1.15 |
9.8% |
22.9% |
| South Dakota |
Yes |
0.83 |
0.79 |
1.21 |
46.8% |
52.7% |
| Tennessee |
No |
0.98 |
1.18 |
1.24 |
26.2% |
5.2% |
| Texas |
Yes |
1.98 |
1.83 |
1.95 |
-1.8% |
6.3% |
| Utah |
No |
1.85 |
2.02 |
3.22 |
74.2% |
59.2% |
| Vermont |
No |
0.67 |
1.54 |
0.84 |
24.8% |
-45.3% |
| Virginia |
No |
1.23 |
0.94 |
0.72 |
-41.2% |
-23.0% |
| Washington |
Yes |
0.88 |
0.94 |
1.31 |
48.2% |
38.9% |
| West Virginia |
No |
0.94 |
1.17 |
1.15 |
21.9% |
-2.1% |
| Wisconsin |
No |
0.63 |
0.39 |
0.55 |
-13.1% |
38.7% |
| Wyoming |
Yes |
2.17 |
2.33 |
1.71 |
-21.3% |
-26.5% |
| Total |
1.17 |
1.20 |
1.23 |
4.5% |
1.8% |
| States with Speed Limit
Increase |
1.71 |
1.74 |
1.76 |
2.5% |
1.0% |
| States with No Speed Limit
Increase |
0.97 |
1.00 |
1.03 |
6.0% |
2.6% |
|
Speed limit increase states: higher speed limits took effect between Dec. 8, 1995 and April 1, 1996.
Calculated from Federal Highway Administration Data |
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