THE 55-MPH SPEED LIMIT

This publication contains the Hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1985, on the 55 mph speed limit. The subcommittee considered the pros and cons of the 55 mph national speed limit, and the safety and feasibility of allowing states to set their own speed limits, at least on nonurban, limited-access highways.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials, 99th Congress, 1st Session.
• Corporate Authors:

  United States House of Representatives

  Committee on Science and Technology
  Washington, DC  United States  20515
• Publication Date: 1985-2-21

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 320 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: 55 mph speed limit; Federal government; Governments; Hearings; Highway safety; Rural highways; Speed limits; States
• Identifier Terms: National Maximum Speed Limit
• Uncontrolled Terms: Jurisdiction
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451760
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 054
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM