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Show HIGH HIGHWAY SPEEDS SAFER "Higher speed limits on many sections ef Utah' highways have reduced accidents," according to C. Taylor Tay-lor Burton, director of Highways. As a part of a program aimed at establishing realistic and reasonable speed limits lim-its on state highways, speed limits on many highways have recently been increased. During 190)3, more than 300 miles of highway previously zoned at 60 m. p. h. at night were rezoned at 70 m. p. h. day and night. This mileage is located on 17 different sections of highway in all regions re-gions of the state. The speed limit on each section was raised on the basis of a traffic and engineering invest iga-i ' tion showing the need for the higher limit. "Accidents on the 17 sections were carefully tabulated and analyzed for a period og 12 months before the increase in-crease to 70 m. p. h. and after the increase. Traffic volume vol-ume records were also carefully kept. During the study period traffic throughout the state and on the special study sections increased lr'c. The statewide accident frequency increased 5rh. The accident frequency on the study sections, however, decreased 16rc after the speed limit was raised to 70 m. p. h. Analysis of fatal ac- |