Managing Speed:

Review of Current Practices for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits -- Special Report 254

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Size: 440 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1998

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Managing Speed

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TRB Special Report 254 - Managing Speed: Review of Current Practices for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits reviews practices for setting and enforcing speed limits on all types of roads and provides guidance to state and local governments on ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-14	(skim)
Chapter 1: Introduction	15-35	(skim)
Chapter 2: Effects of Speed	36-76	(skim)
Chapter 3: Managing Speeds: Speed Limits	77-138	(skim)
Chapter 4: Speed Enforcement and Adjudication	139-165	(skim)
Chapter 5: Other Speed Management Strategies	166-185	(skim)
Chapter 6: Guidance on Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits	186-214	(skim)
Appendix A: Trade-Off Decisions in Selecting Driving Speeds	215-220	(skim)
Appendix B: Speed and Crashes: A Controlversial Topic and an Elusive Relationship	221-276	(skim)
Appendix C: Effect of Speed Limits on Speed Distributions and Highway Safety	277-358	(skim)
Appendix D: Review of Automated Technologies for Speed Management and Enforcement	359-390	(skim)
Appendix E: Glossary	391-418	(skim)
Study Committee Biographical Information	419-428	(skim)

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TRB Special Report 254 - Managing Speed: Review of Current Practices for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits reviews practices for setting and enforcing speed limits on all types of roads and provides guidance to state and local governments on appropriate methods of setting speed limits and related enforcement strategies. Following an executive summary, the report is presented in six chapters and five appendices.

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