Speed Limits for Motor Vehicles.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Federal government.

Law enforcement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (12 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

PDF

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.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Speed Limits for Motor Vehicles

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