Some Obscurish facts
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According to calculations made by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 550 of the 2485 deaths that happened on roads with a 65 mph speed limit would not have happened if the speed limit was still 55 mph. However deaths on these roads were up 34% over 1982-1986, when the speed limit was 55. Overall traffic fatalities were up only 1.5% on all roads.
According to calculations made by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 550 of the 2485 deaths that happened on roads with a 65 mph speed limit would not have happened if the speed limit was still 55 mph. However deaths on these roads were up 34% over 1982-1986, when the speed limit was 55. Overall traffic fatalities were up only 1.5% on all roads.