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TitleTravelling speed and the risk of crash involvement. Volumes 1 and 2
AuthorsKloeden CN, McLean AJ, Moore VM, Ponte G
Year1997
TypeReport
AbstractThe relationship between free travelling speed and the risk of involvement in a casualty crash in a 60 km/h speed limit zone was quantified using a case control study design. The 151 case vehicles were passenger cars involved in crashes in the Adelaide metropolitan area which were investigated at the scene by the NHMRC Road Accident Research Unit and reconstructed using the latest computer aided crash reconstruction techniques. The 604 control vehicles were passenger cars matched to the cases by location, direction of travel, time of day, and day of week and their speeds were measured with a laser speed gun. It was found that the risk of involvement in a casualty crash doubled with each 5 km/h increase in free travelling speed above 60 km/h. Hypothetical speed reductions applied to the case vehicles indicated large potential safety benefits from even small reductions in travelling speed, particularly on arterial roads.
Report NumberCR172
PublisherFederal Office of Road Safety, Transport and Communications
Publisher CityCanberra
SponsorFederal Office of Road Safety (FORS)
ISBN0642255903
ISSN0810770X
Page Count72
NotesVolume 1 available on http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/publications/1997/Speed_Risk_1.aspx

Reference
Kloeden CN, McLean AJ, Moore VM, Ponte G (1997). Travelling speed and the risk of crash involvement. Volumes 1 and 2 (CR172). Canberra: Federal Office of Road Safety, Transport and Communications.


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