Spot speed cameras in a series - Effects on speed and traffic safety
作者:
Vadeby, Anna;Howard, Christian
通讯作者:
Anna Vadeby
作者机构:
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Olaus Magnus väg 35, 581 95 Linköping, Sweden
通讯机构:
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Olaus Magnus väg 35, 581 95 Linköping, Sweden
语种:
英文
关键词:
Road traffic;Traffic safety;Speed;Speed camera;Injury prevention;Empirical Bayes
期刊:
Accident analysis and prevention
ISSN:
0001-4575
年:
2024
卷:
199
页码:
107525
基金类别:
Swedish Transport Administration
摘要:
Reduced speeds and increased speed compliance are crucial for achieving increased road traffic safety, cutting across most Safe System interventions. Speed cameras have been shown to be effective in increasing speed compliance and reducing the number of fatalities and seriously injured. The speed cameras system in Sweden is different compared to many other countries, spot speed cameras are almost always placed in series along a road stretch. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of this system on mean speeds, speed compliance, and on the number of fatalities and seriously injured. Including 20 years of data, the study applies before-after analysis to 361 spe...