¥Fatal Accident Summary*
¥Source Montana DOT
¥ Interstate
Primary
Total
¥'94 41 70 111
¥'95 33 72 105
¥'96 39 75 114
¥'97 51 91 140
¥'98 31 82 113
¥'99 30 72 102
¥Last 12
Months, through mid Ô99
¥With No
Daytime Limits
¥ 27 74 101 Low
¥Ô00 After
Speed Limits Reinstated
¥ 56 87
143 High
¥
Montana: percentage of
daytime accidents involving
multiple vehicles
Interstate Primary
'94 24% 53%
'95 26% 53%
'96 29% 52%
'97 25% 50%
'98 22% 49%
'99 26% 48%
'00 26% 50%
Fall 95 – mid 99
no daytime speed limits
Last 6
months of no limits, no enforcement
(enforcement
ruled unconstitutional)
After limits were
reinstated 2 lane multiple vehicle accidents
increased 2 percent after a 5 year downtrend
SAFEST SPEED
Montana
No Daytime Limits
*Montana Paradox Study, 6 years of data. Each
roadway classification was tracked using the same criteria: location, time,
vehicle, single or multiple, cause, twilight, daytime. night, and it was
collected independent of MontanaÕs statewide FARS reports.