Table 2-28:  Motor Vehicle Fatal Crashes by Posted Speed Limit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1975 ,1980 ,1985 ,1990 ,1991 ,1992 ,1993 ,1994 ,1995 ,1996 ,1997 ,1998 ,1999 ,2000 
Under 55 mph,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"5,10,15, 20, 25 mph a","2,617","2,865","2,504","2,234","2,097","1,911","1,895","1,890","1,893","1,896","1,955","1,873","1,863","1,813"
"30, 35 mph","6,099","8,527","7,889","7,756","6,908","6,696","6,759","6,565","6,681","6,445","6,383","6,025","5,946","6,011"
"40, 45 mph","4,276","6,256","6,813","7,092","6,608","6,345","6,454","6,632","6,938","7,096","7,132","7,349","7,245","7,228"
50 mph,"2,241","2,431","2,072","2,054","1,894","1,875","1,877","1,861","1,927","1,908","1,788","1,771","1,909","1,823"
  Total ,"15,233","20,079","19,278","19,136","17,507","16,827","16,985","16,948","17,439","17,345","17,258","17,018","16,963","16,875"
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55 mph and above,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
55 mph,"16,094","20,352","18,862","17,556","16,543","15,444","15,980","16,512","16,753","14,097","12,897","12,522","12,184","12,026"
60 mph,N,N,N,18,9,4,9,13,16,523,935,"1,073","1,069","1,151"
65 mph,N,N,N,"2,175","2,078","2,002","2,155","2,173","2,323","3,214","3,311","3,421","3,537","3,671"
70 mph,N,N,N,0,0,0,0,0,38,"1,282","1,633","1,835","2,079","2,207"
Over 70 mph,N,N,N,0,0,0,0,0,10,344,475,482,504,513
  Total,"16,094","20,352","18,862","19,749","18,630","17,450","18,144","18,698","19,140","19,460","19,251","19,333","19,373","19,568"
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"  Unknown, total","7,834","4,853","1,055",951,800,665,651,608,662,689,815,756,804,b966
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 TOTAL fatal crashes,"39,161","45,284","39,195","39,836","36,937","34,942","35,780","36,254","37,241","37,494","37,324","37,107","37,140","37,409"
KEY: N = data do not exist.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"a The ""No Statutory Limit"" speed limit designation is included in this category.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"b Includes crashes classified as ""Blank"" speed limit in the source.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"NOTES:  In 1974, Congress enacted a national maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour (mph).  Amendments in 1987 and 1991 allowed states to increase speed limits to 65 mph on rural Interstates and similar highways. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"The National Maximum Speed Limit was repealed in late 1995; speed limits are again set by the states, some of which have raised their maximum speed limits to 70 mph or above.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"SOURCES: 1975-93: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, personal communications, Oct. 22, 1996, Feb. 1999, and Oct. 4, 1999.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1994-2000: Ibid., Internet data query from Internet site http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov as of Aug. 10, 2001.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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