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011TAXhk <br />There is evidence that crash risk is lowest near <br />the average speed of traffic and increases for <br />vehicles traveling much faster or slower than <br />average. This suggests that drivers travel at <br />speeds they feel are reasonable and safe for <br />the road and traffic regardless of the posted <br />limit. <br />Research shows the 85th <br />percentile speed coincides with <br />the lowest accident rates and <br />reflects a safe speed for existing <br />conditions as perceived by the <br />majority of motorists. <br />Based on the Solomon Crash Risk Curve <br />developed in the <br />1960s for rural highways <br />STATEWIDE <br />Speed Limit Vision <br />PROJECT <br />