TABLE 3  Predicted Number of Fatal Crashes Attributed to the Speed-Limit Increase on Rural Interstates,,,,,,,,
State,"First, percent","Second, percent",Predicted 1988,Predicted 1996,Predicted 1997,Predicted 1998,,
Alabama,0.0,24.8,57.0,49.7,63.3,52.1,,
Arizona,41.0,0.0,82.3,103.0,98.0,140.0,,
Arkansas,32.6,0.0,25.6,38.0,28.0,46.0,,
Florida,0.0,37.2,153.0,84.5,121.0,96.9,,
Georgia,0.0,30.0,65.0,76.9,56.2,65.4,,
Illinois,21.9,0.0,59.9,68.0,71.0,74.0,,
Iowa,35.8,0.0,21.4,21.0,22.0,21.0,,
Kansas,23.1,0.0,19.5,18.0,23.0,14.0,,
Maine,18.4,0.0,16.9,8.0,12.0,14.0,,
Maryland,0.0,37.4,19.0,10.9,18.9,13.1,,
Michigan,46.7,0.0,30.0,46.0,40.0,46.0,,
Minnesota,25.7,0.0,16.7,15.0,12.0,31.0,,
Missouri,13.0,42.2,47.8,61.2,65.4,68.9,,
Nebraska,35.5,0.0,14.8,21.0,22.0,28.0,,
Nevada,0.0,27.1,32.0,41.7,34.6,48.8
New Hampshire,21.4,0.0,15.7,10.0,10.0,8.0
New Mexico,15.8,25.5,67.4,67.7,83.7,81.3
North Carolina,42.6,0.0,53.3,71.0,50.0,53.0
Ohio,46.6,0.0,32.1,46.0,44.0,39.0
Pennsylvania,0.0,36.4,69.0,46.9,39.6,49.1
Tennessee,15.5,40.4,63.2,61.3,49.9,69.1
Texas,0.0,18.0,236.0,186.4,183.9,169.5
Virginia,31.6,0.0,48.6,59.0,71.0,62.0
Washington,24.5,0.0,32.1,43.0,30.0,39.0
West Virginia,46.2,0.0,19.8,48.0,40.0,34.0
Wisconsin,24.3,0.0,19.3,27.0,25.0,20.0
Predicted total,,,"1,317.3","1,329.3","1,314.4","1,383.2"
Actual total,,,"1,516.0","1,530.0","1,525.0","1,596.0"
Approximate increase,,,198.7,200.7,210.6,212.8
Percentage increase,,,15.09,15.10,16.02,15.39