Speed Limits for Motor Vehicles.

Summarizes the findings of a National Academy of Science study on the costs and benefits of the 55-MPH national speed limit, and the pros and cons of raising it. Examines legislation enacted 4/87 allowing States to raise the speed limit to 65-MPH on rural portions of interstate highways, and subsequ...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States) Federal government. Law enforcement. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Summarizes the findings of a National Academy of Science study on the costs and benefits of the 55-MPH national speed limit, and the pros and cons of raising it. Examines legislation enacted 4/87 allowing States to raise the speed limit to 65-MPH on rural portions of interstate highways, and subsequent legislation in the 100th Congress to extend the authority to additional highways. Discusses State enforcement of speed limits, and the effects of the 1987 law.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.