Forensic Engineering Hub » Utah http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog Info about all fields of engineering, new developments in forensic engineering, current events, and trends in the industry. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:58:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Raising Speed Limits to Slow People Down http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/06/raise-speed-limits-to-get-people-to-slow-down/ http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/06/raise-speed-limits-to-get-people-to-slow-down/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:23:48 +0000 Garrick Infanger http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/?p=242 Will allowing people to drive faster actually encourage them to slow down?

The Salt Lake City newspaper The Deseret News is reporting that by raising the speed limit to 80 m.p.h. on certain stretchs of I-15 in southern Utah, it actually led to reduced over-all speeds among 85% of the drivers.

With an 80 mph posted speed limit, people are driving 81 mph to 85 mph, said Carlos Braceras, UDOT deputy director. With a 75 mph posted speed limit, people were driving 83 mph to 85 mph.

Texas is the only other state with 80 m.p.h. speed limit areas. It’s also important to note that the 80 m.p.h. zones “lack extreme curves and mountainous terrain,” but there are plenty of places in the United States with long flat stretches of interstate.

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