Andrew Ricciardelli

• Per a NACTO document published in 2020, they state that "A growing body of research shows that speed limit changes alone can lead to measurable reductions in speed and crashes, even absent enforcement or traffic changes. • NHTSA's web page states "convincing evidence exists that lowering speed limits can reduce average travel speed and crashes, even if no other changes are made to roadways • It has been shown that reducing speed limits from 30 to 20 mph will only increase commute time by 6% - reducing speed limits from 25 to 20 mph will have a barely noticeable effect on commute times • On roads with 30 mph versus 20 mph speed limits, the likelihood of a fatality occurring during a crash is 3 times higher • This year, to date, the number of pedestrian deaths on New Hampshire roads is already up 300% while fatalities on the roads are up 25%