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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Vehicle travel speeds and the incidence of fatal pedestrian crashes | | Authors | Anderson RWG, McLean AJ, Farmer MJB, Lee BH, Brooks CG | | Year | 1997 | | Type | Journal Article | | Abstract | The aim of this study was to estimate the likely effect of reduced travel speeds on the incidence of pedestrian fatalities in Adelaide, Australia. The study was based on the results of detailed investigations of 176 fatal pedestrian crashes in the Adelaide area between 1983 and 1991. The method developed to estimate the effect of reduced travelling speed is described and supported by references to the published literature. A reduction in the speed limit from 60 to 50 km/h was one of four speed reduction scenarios considered. The smallest estimated reduction in fatal pedestrian collisions in the selection presented was 13%, for a scenario in which all drivers obeyed the existing speed limit. The largest estimated reduction was 48% for a scenario in which all drivers were travelling 10 km/h slower. The estimated reductions in fatalities obtained in this study are compared with those observed in places where the urban area speed limit has been lowered. | | Journal Title | Accident Analysis & Prevention | | Journal Volume (Issue) | 29(5) | | Page Range | 667-674 | | Page Count | 8 | | Notes | available from CASR library on request |
| Reference | | Anderson RWG, McLean AJ, Farmer MJB, Lee BH, Brooks CG (1997). Vehicle travel speeds and the incidence of fatal pedestrian crashes. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 29(5), 667-674. |
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