TABLE 1  Significant Changes in Predicted Accident Rates Attributed to the Speed-Limit Increases on Rural Interstates,,,,,,,,,
State,"First change, percent","Second change, percent",1986 crashes,1987 crashes,1988 crashes,1995 crashes,1996 crashes,1997 crashes,1998 crashes
Alabama,,24.8,62,53,57,49,62,79,65
Arizona,41.0,,96,126,116,100,103,98,140
Arkansas,32.6,,26,30,34,28,38,28,46
Florida,,37.2,105,96,153,102,116,166,133
Georgia,,30.0,66,52,65,50,100,73,85
Illinois,21.9,,48,59,73,58,68,71,74
Iowa,35.8,,12,21,29,20,21,22,21
Kansas,23.1,,17,22,24,27,18,23,14
Maine,18.4,,13,8,20,9,8,12,14
Maryland,,37.4,20,17,19,16,15,26,18
Michigan,46.7,,14,34,44,34,46,40,46
Minnesota,25.7,,9,19,21,15,15,12,31
Missouri,13.0,42.2,58,53,54,66,87,93,98
Nebraska,35.5,,12,12,20,19,21,22,28
Nevada,,27.1,22,35,32,44,53,44,62
New Hampshire,21.4,,5,6,19,6,10,10,8
New Mexico,15.8,25.5,66,103,78,87,85,105,102
North Carolina,42.6,,40,58,76,55,71,50,53
Ohio,46.6,,34,54,47,45,46,44,39
Pennsylvania,,36.4,56,68,69,52,64,54,67
Tennessee,15.5,40.4,53,70,73,74,86,70,97
Texas,,18.0,164,195,236,201,220,217,200
Virginia,31.6,,39,39,64,74,59,71,62
Washington,24.5,,26,32,40,35,43,30,39
West Virginia,46.2,,14,13,29,38,48,40,34
Wisconsin,24.3,,15,13,24,16,27,25,20
U.S. totals,,,"1,834","2,141","2,391","2,210","2,441","2,518","2,591"
Percentage change,,,,16.74,11.68,,10.45,3.15,2.90