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Title: | To brake or to accelerate? Safety effects of combined speed and red light cameras | Authors: | DE PAUW, Ellen DANIELS, Stijn BRIJS, Tom HERMANS, Elke WETS, Geert |
Issue Date: | 2014 | Publisher: | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Source: | JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH, 50, p. 59-65 | Abstract: | Introduction: The present study evaluates the traffic safety effect of combined speed and red light cameras at 253 signalized intersections in Flanders, Belgium that were installed between 2002 and 2007. Method: The adopted approach is a before-and-after study with control for the trend. Results: The analyses showed a non-significant increase of 5% in the number of injury crashes. An almost significant decrease of 14% was found for the more severe crashes. The number of rear-end crashes turned out to have increased significantly (+44%), whereas a non-significant decrease ( 6%) was found in the number of side crashes. The decrease for the severe crashes was mainly attributable to the effect on side crashes, for which a significant decrease of 24% was found. Practical Applications: It is concluded that combined speed and red light cameras have a favorable effect on traffic safety, in particular on severe crashes. However, future research should examine the circumstances of rear-end crashes and how this increase can be managed.(C) 2014 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | Notes: | [De Pauw, Ellen; Daniels, Stijn; Brijs, Tom; Hermans, Elke; Wets, Geert] Hasselt Univ, Transportat Res Inst, BE-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. ellen.depauw@uhasselt.be; stijn.daniels@uhasselt.be; elke.hermans@uhasselt.be; tom.brijs@uhasselt.be; geert.wets@uhasselt.be | Keywords: | before-and-after study; effectiveness; rear-end crash; side crash; speed and red light camera;Before-and-after study; Effectiveness; Rear-end crash; Side crash; Speed and red light camera | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/17643 | ISSN: | 0022-4375 | e-ISSN: | 1879-1247 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsr.2014.03.011 | ISI #: | 000341477300007 | Rights: | © 2014 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2015 |
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