The National Maximum Speed Law (NMSL) in the United States was a provision of the Federal 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (90km/h). It was drafted in response to oil price spikes and supply disruptions during the 1973 oil crisis.
While Federal officials hoped gasoline consumption would fall by 2.2%, actual savings were estimated at between 0.5% and 1%.
The law was widely disregarded by motorists, and most states opposed the law. Actions ranged from proposing deals for exemption to de-emphasizing speed limit enforcement. The NMSL was modified in 1987 and 1988 to allow up to 65mph (105km/h) limits on certain limited access, rural roads. Congress repealed the NMSL in 1995, fully returning speed limit setting authority to the states.
The law's safety benefit is disputed as research found conflicting results.
History
Historically, the power to set speed limits belonged to the states. Immediately before the National Maximum Speed Law became effective, speed limits were as high as 75mph (120km/h). (Kansas had lowered its turnpike speed limit from 80 before 1974.) Montana and Nevada generally posted no numeric speed limit on rural roads.
Music video by Sammy Hagar performing I Can't Drive 55. (C) 1984 Geffen Records
published: 03 Feb 2010
Crash Test Month: Crashing Into A Tree At 55mph
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Paul Pizzle - 55 MPH Flying High {official video} (Directed By @SomniumReloaded)
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55 mph hypermiling vs 70 mph fuel economy how big of a difference in MPG S2 E4
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Crash Test | 40mph VS. 56mph | How Speed Affects the Severity of Crashes
Hi guys! New AAA and IIHS crash tests reveal that modest speed increases can have deadly consequences.
Small speed increases can have huge effects on crash outcomes, as shown in new crash tests by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Humanetics. The safety organizations conducted crashes at three different impact speeds (40, 50 and 56 mph). They found the slightly higher speeds were enough to increase the driver's risk of severe injury or death.
The AAA Foundation collaborated with IIHS and Humanetics to examine how speed affects the likelihood and severity of occupant injury in a crash. Three 2010 Honda CR-V EX crossovers were used because they represented the average age (11.8 years) of a typical vehicle on U.S. roadways and earne...
Welcome to Fifth Gear Crash Test Month! In our sixth video a top rated car from Euro NCAP crashing into a tree at 55mph!
For more fantastic car reviews, shoot-...
Welcome to Fifth Gear Crash Test Month! In our sixth video a top rated car from Euro NCAP crashing into a tree at 55mph!
For more fantastic car reviews, shoot-outs and all your favourite Fifth Gear moments, subscribe to our Official Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/fifthgearuk
Welcome to Fifth Gear Crash Test Month! In our sixth video a top rated car from Euro NCAP crashing into a tree at 55mph!
For more fantastic car reviews, shoot-outs and all your favourite Fifth Gear moments, subscribe to our Official Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/fifthgearuk
Hi guys! New AAA and IIHS crash tests reveal that modest speed increases can have deadly consequences.
Small speed increases can have huge effects on crash out...
Hi guys! New AAA and IIHS crash tests reveal that modest speed increases can have deadly consequences.
Small speed increases can have huge effects on crash outcomes, as shown in new crash tests by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Humanetics. The safety organizations conducted crashes at three different impact speeds (40, 50 and 56 mph). They found the slightly higher speeds were enough to increase the driver's risk of severe injury or death.
The AAA Foundation collaborated with IIHS and Humanetics to examine how speed affects the likelihood and severity of occupant injury in a crash. Three 2010 Honda CR-V EX crossovers were used because they represented the average age (11.8 years) of a typical vehicle on U.S. roadways and earned the top rating in the IIHS moderate overlap front test.
As the crash speed increased in the tests, researchers found more structural damage and greater forces on the dummy's entire body.
"Higher speed limits cancel out the benefits of vehicle safety improvements like airbags and improved structural designs," said Dr. David Harkey, IIHS president. "The faster a driver is going before a crash, the less likely it is that they'll be able to get down to a survivable speed even if they have a chance to brake before impact.
At the 40 mph impact speed, there was minimal intrusion into the driver's space. But at the 50 mph impact speed, there was noticeable deformation of the driver side door opening, dashboard and foot area. At 56 mph, the vehicle interior was significantly compromised, with the dummy's sensors registering severe neck injuries and a likelihood of fractures to the long bones in the lower leg.
“Our crash test dummies are instrumented with hundreds of sensors to measure the injury risk so that we understand the scientific limits of safety and injury prevention. Understanding that the risk of serious and permanent injury becomes significantly higher in crashes beyond statutory speed limits clearly demonstrates why there are limits in the first place,” commented Jack Jensen, vice president of engineering at Humanetics.
At both 50 and 56 mph, the steering wheel's upward movement caused the dummy's head to go through the deployed airbag. This caused the face to smash into the steering wheel. Measurements taken from the dummy showed a high risk of facial fractures and severe brain injury.
When correctly set and enforced, speed limits improve traffic flow and maximize all public road users' safety.
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Hi guys! New AAA and IIHS crash tests reveal that modest speed increases can have deadly consequences.
Small speed increases can have huge effects on crash outcomes, as shown in new crash tests by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Humanetics. The safety organizations conducted crashes at three different impact speeds (40, 50 and 56 mph). They found the slightly higher speeds were enough to increase the driver's risk of severe injury or death.
The AAA Foundation collaborated with IIHS and Humanetics to examine how speed affects the likelihood and severity of occupant injury in a crash. Three 2010 Honda CR-V EX crossovers were used because they represented the average age (11.8 years) of a typical vehicle on U.S. roadways and earned the top rating in the IIHS moderate overlap front test.
As the crash speed increased in the tests, researchers found more structural damage and greater forces on the dummy's entire body.
"Higher speed limits cancel out the benefits of vehicle safety improvements like airbags and improved structural designs," said Dr. David Harkey, IIHS president. "The faster a driver is going before a crash, the less likely it is that they'll be able to get down to a survivable speed even if they have a chance to brake before impact.
At the 40 mph impact speed, there was minimal intrusion into the driver's space. But at the 50 mph impact speed, there was noticeable deformation of the driver side door opening, dashboard and foot area. At 56 mph, the vehicle interior was significantly compromised, with the dummy's sensors registering severe neck injuries and a likelihood of fractures to the long bones in the lower leg.
“Our crash test dummies are instrumented with hundreds of sensors to measure the injury risk so that we understand the scientific limits of safety and injury prevention. Understanding that the risk of serious and permanent injury becomes significantly higher in crashes beyond statutory speed limits clearly demonstrates why there are limits in the first place,” commented Jack Jensen, vice president of engineering at Humanetics.
At both 50 and 56 mph, the steering wheel's upward movement caused the dummy's head to go through the deployed airbag. This caused the face to smash into the steering wheel. Measurements taken from the dummy showed a high risk of facial fractures and severe brain injury.
When correctly set and enforced, speed limits improve traffic flow and maximize all public road users' safety.
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Welcome to Fifth Gear Crash Test Month! In our sixth video a top rated car from Euro NCAP crashing into a tree at 55mph!
For more fantastic car reviews, shoot-outs and all your favourite Fifth Gear moments, subscribe to our Official Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/fifthgearuk
Hi guys! New AAA and IIHS crash tests reveal that modest speed increases can have deadly consequences.
Small speed increases can have huge effects on crash outcomes, as shown in new crash tests by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Humanetics. The safety organizations conducted crashes at three different impact speeds (40, 50 and 56 mph). They found the slightly higher speeds were enough to increase the driver's risk of severe injury or death.
The AAA Foundation collaborated with IIHS and Humanetics to examine how speed affects the likelihood and severity of occupant injury in a crash. Three 2010 Honda CR-V EX crossovers were used because they represented the average age (11.8 years) of a typical vehicle on U.S. roadways and earned the top rating in the IIHS moderate overlap front test.
As the crash speed increased in the tests, researchers found more structural damage and greater forces on the dummy's entire body.
"Higher speed limits cancel out the benefits of vehicle safety improvements like airbags and improved structural designs," said Dr. David Harkey, IIHS president. "The faster a driver is going before a crash, the less likely it is that they'll be able to get down to a survivable speed even if they have a chance to brake before impact.
At the 40 mph impact speed, there was minimal intrusion into the driver's space. But at the 50 mph impact speed, there was noticeable deformation of the driver side door opening, dashboard and foot area. At 56 mph, the vehicle interior was significantly compromised, with the dummy's sensors registering severe neck injuries and a likelihood of fractures to the long bones in the lower leg.
“Our crash test dummies are instrumented with hundreds of sensors to measure the injury risk so that we understand the scientific limits of safety and injury prevention. Understanding that the risk of serious and permanent injury becomes significantly higher in crashes beyond statutory speed limits clearly demonstrates why there are limits in the first place,” commented Jack Jensen, vice president of engineering at Humanetics.
At both 50 and 56 mph, the steering wheel's upward movement caused the dummy's head to go through the deployed airbag. This caused the face to smash into the steering wheel. Measurements taken from the dummy showed a high risk of facial fractures and severe brain injury.
When correctly set and enforced, speed limits improve traffic flow and maximize all public road users' safety.
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The National Maximum Speed Law (NMSL) in the United States was a provision of the Federal 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (90km/h). It was drafted in response to oil price spikes and supply disruptions during the 1973 oil crisis.
While Federal officials hoped gasoline consumption would fall by 2.2%, actual savings were estimated at between 0.5% and 1%.
The law was widely disregarded by motorists, and most states opposed the law. Actions ranged from proposing deals for exemption to de-emphasizing speed limit enforcement. The NMSL was modified in 1987 and 1988 to allow up to 65mph (105km/h) limits on certain limited access, rural roads. Congress repealed the NMSL in 1995, fully returning speed limit setting authority to the states.
The law's safety benefit is disputed as research found conflicting results.
History
Historically, the power to set speed limits belonged to the states. Immediately before the National Maximum Speed Law became effective, speed limits were as high as 75mph (120km/h). (Kansas had lowered its turnpike speed limit from 80 before 1974.) Montana and Nevada generally posted no numeric speed limit on rural roads.
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Chances of rain are 70% after 7 a.m., the NWS predicts, and westward winds could reach speeds of 11 to 17 mph ...South wind 11 to 17 mph and moving west in the afternoon. Gusts could reach speeds as high as 32 mph ... Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Eight to 18 inches of snow with winds gusting to 55 mph are expected to make travel very difficult in places such as U.S ... Four to 11 inches of snow with wind gusting to 60 mph will make travel hazardous, including on Colorado 14 and Interstate 70.
The bus driver estimated the bus was traveling 50-55 mph at the time of the crash, the complaint said ... Before leaving the scene, she reportedly told state troopers she was traveling at 60 mph and ...
The National Weather Service projects a high of 55 degrees with winds out of the south at 8 mph and an 80% chance of rain in Buffalo on Sunday afternoon, potentially impacting passing efficiency and overall scoring.
INCIDENTS. City.. Monday, 2.27 p.m., Linger Inn. Woman approached caller and asked to call 911. Man arrested ...Vehicle pushed off road, drive given ride ... Driver cited for 75 in a 55 mph zone ... Driver cited for 68 in a 55 mph zone and driving while suspended ... .
The National Weather Service in Seattle issued similar warnings overnight Wednesday and Thursday, noting that wind gusts in the area could reach 60 mph for coastal areas and 55 mph around Puget Sound.
* WHATSouth winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 55 to 65 mph are expected along the headlands and open exposed areas like the beaches. Elsewhere, expect gusts of 45 to 55 mph ....
Vehicle observed traveling at 78 mph in 55 mph zone, traffic stop initiated ...Driver cited for 66 in a 55 mph zone ... Vehicle observed traveling at 71 mph in a 55 mph zone, traffic stop initiated.
How long will food last in the refrigerator when the power goes out. The length of a power outage can determine how safe your food is ...Statesman Journal ... Winds gusting 35 to 55 mph this morning, with highest on well exposed ridges.”.
... of exploration team to the “New World.” The team found the turkeys and Strickland bought six birds from American Indian traders to take back to England.Wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to 55 mph.