Day: February 16, 2015

Research in Utah suggests that higher speed limits reduce accidents, but other research indicates speed can raise accident likelihood and crash severity. The way that higher speed limits affect traffic safety is an ongoing topic of debate among lawmakers and safety experts. Proponents of higher speeds hold that they reduce speeding and ensure that all drivers travel at similar rates, while advocates of slower speeds argue that high-speed crashes are more severe and difficult to avoid. The question of how speed impacts safety has become especially important for drivers in Provo, as Utah lawmakers have recently increased more state speed