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Jimmy Carter: The reduced speed limit has been the biggest single factor in this 17-percent drop in highway fatalities.

On the recordAugust 30, 1977
The reduced speed limit has been the biggest single factor in this 17-percent drop in highway fatalities.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Statement Urging Compliance With the 55-Mile-per-Hour Speed Limit

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