EFFECT OF THE FUEL SHORTAGE ON TRAVEL AND HIGHWAY SAFETY, 1972-75
Report analyzing effects of the 55 mph speed limit and other conservation measures instituted during the 1973-74 energy crisis on highway travel, gasoline consumption, and traffic accidents. Data are derived from previous NHTSA and Federal Highway Administration Reports. Contains narrative analysis with scattered text statistics, tables, and 14 charts showing average monthly gasoline sales, 1972-74; annual miles of highway travel, by type of highway, 1966-74, and percent change, 1973-74; distribution of traffic, by speed and highway type, 1973-74; and percent reduction in highway accidents, injuries, and fatalities, by month, day, hour of day, urban/rural, and driver age, 1973 to mid-1975. Appendices (19p.) contain chronologies of 55 mph speed limit decision and other conservation measures. (TSC)
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Corporate Authors:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1975-8
Media Info
- Pagination: n.p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data analysis; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Highway safety; Highways; Mathematical analysis; Safety and security; Speed limits; Supply; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Transportation; Transportation safety
- Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
- Old TRIS Terms: Energy data related to transportation; Fuel shortage
- Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00320199
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transportation Statistical Reference File, TSC
- Report/Paper Numbers: One-Time
- Files: TSR, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Nov 23 1981 12:00AM