Evaluating the impacts of speed limit increases on rural two-lane highways using quantile regression

MS Mahmud, N Gupta, B Safaei… - Transportation …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding speed selection behavior of drivers following speed limit increases is
critically important. To date, the literature has largely focused on freeways and the effects of …

Evaluating the impacts of freeway speed limit increases on various speed measures: comparisons between spot-speed, permanent traffic recorder, and probe vehicle …

N Gupta, MS Mahmud, H Jashami… - Transportation …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The state of Michigan increased the maximum speed limit for passenger cars from 70 to 75
mph on 614 mi of rural freeways between May and June of 2017. The maximum speed limit …

How is traffic safety affected by changes in traffic speeds following speed limit increases? An evaluation with probe vehicle data

N Gupta, MUM Johari, H Jashami… - Traffic Safety …, 2022 - tsr.international
Maximum speed limits continue to be an important policy issue. Research has consistently
shown speeds to increase following speed limit increases. These increases have also …

Safety evaluation of change in posted speed limit from 65 to 70 mph on rural Virginia interstate system

S Himes, F Gross, M Nichols… - Transportation research …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Effective July 1, 2010, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) increased the
maximum posted speed limit on interstates and similar facilities from 65 to 70 mph, if …

Assessing the Safety Implication of Alternative Speed Limits in California

SR Musabbir, M Zhang - 2020 - escholarship.org
This project combined the statewide crash data (SWIRTS) and traffic data (PeMS) to develop
statistical models to determine the safety impacts of alternative speed limits on California …