Energy efficiency : potential fuel savings generated by a national speed limit would be influenced by many other factors.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Report to the honorable John Warner, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate
• Creators:
  Gaffigan, Mark.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fuel consumption
  • Energy consumption
  • Speed limits
  • Traffic regulations
  • Evaluation
  • Motor vehicles--United States--Fuel consumption
  • Speed limits--United States--Evaluation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  GAO-09-153R
• Resource Type:
  Presentations
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Abstract:
  "Congress expressed interest in obtaining information on using a national speed limit to reduce fuel consumption. In response to the request, we reviewed existing literature and consulted knowledgeable stakeholders on the following: (1) What is the relationship between speed and the fuel economy of vehicles? (2) How might reducing the speed limit affect fuel use?"--Summary page.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17250/dot_17250_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 306.01 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:afe4af083803bf9b65503f0f163a8f31b33432d4f0724e2c349c533286cfb144