Other Transport - Road Design and Laws
- Safety sensitivity to roadway characteristics: A comparison across highway classes
- Chen S, Saeed TU, Alinizzi M, Lavrenz S, Labi S
- Accid Anal Prev. 2019 Feb;123:39-50.
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Rationale for Inclusion: Paper examined the accident risk factors associated with highway traffic and roadway design.
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- The complex relationship between increases to speed limits and traffic fatalities: from a meta-analysis
- Manzano J, Castro-Nuno M, Lopez-Valpuesta L, Vassallo F
- Safety Science. 2019 Jan; 111: 287-297.
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Rationale for Inclusion: Meta-analysis to look at econometric studies assessing the effects on traffic fatalities of increasing speed limits in the US. Findings show that by count traffic fatalities went up on both rural interstates and statewide level. Statewide fatalities rates could be improved in relative terms by raising legal speed limits, although the effect would be weak.
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- Determinants of severe injury and fatal traffic accidents on urban and rural highways
- Kassu A, Anderson M
- IJTTE. 2018 May 15; 8(3): 294 - 308
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Rationale for Inclusion: Studied correlation, impact, and association of several highway pavements and geometric design elements, the prevailing traffic characteristics and environmental conditions on severe traffic crashes over a five year period.
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- Identification of significant factors in fatal-injury highway crashes using genetic algorithm and neural network
- Li Y, Ma D, Zhu M, Zeng Z, Wang Y
- Accid Anal Prev. 2018 Feb;111:354-363.
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Rationale for Inclusion: The paper explores the process of significant factor's identification. The most sensitive factors are hour of day, most severe sobriety, and roadway characteristics.
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- Modeling crash injury severity by road feature to improve safety
- Penmetsa P, Pulugurtha SS
- Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 Jan 2;19(1):102-109.
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Rationale for Inclusion: The objective of this research is 2-fold: to (a) model and identify critical road features (or locations) based on crash injury severity and compare it with crash frequency and (b) model and identify drivers who are more likely to contribute to crashes by road feature.
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- The impact of pedestrian countdown signals on pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions: a reanalysis of data from a quasi-experimental study.
- Richmond SA, Willan AR, Rothman L, Camden A, Buliung R, Macarthur C, Howard A.
- Inj Prev. 2014 Jun;20(3):155-8.
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Rationale for inclusion: Pedestrian countdown signals INCREASED pedestrian-MVC's by 26% in Toronto.
CAVEAT: Re-review of previous data showing no difference
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- Pedestrian behavior at signalized pedestrian crossings.
- Krsto Lipovac; Milan Vujanic; Bojan Maric; and Miladin Nesic.
- J Transp Eng , February 2013, Vol. 139, No. 2 : pp. 165-172.
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Rationale for inclusion: Noted increased jaywalking at signals without countdown timers than with. Most effective with female pedestrians and those over 40.
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- Are pedestrian countdown signals effective in reducing crashes?
- Pulugurtha SS, Desai A, Pulugurtha NM.
- Traffic Inj Prev. 2010 Dec;11(6):632-41.
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Rationale for inclusion: Noted decrease in both pedestrian-vehicle collisions AND vehicle-vehicle collisions at intersections in Charlotte, North Carolina.
CAVEAT: Small single-city study
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- Median barrier crash severity: some new insights.
- Hu W, Donnell ET.
- Accid Anal Prev. 2010 Nov;42(6):1697-704.
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Rationale for inclusion: Statistical analysis of median types with regards to injury outcomes - cable barriers and increased distance to barrier causing less injury than concrete dividers.
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- Long-term effects of repealing the national maximum speed limit in the United States.
- Friedman LS1, Hedeker D, Richter ED.
- Am J Public Health. 2009 Sep;99(9):1626-31.
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Rationale for inclusion: Noted 3.2% increase in fatalities over all types of roadways time since repeal of 55mph limit.
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- Comparison of roadside crash injury metrics using event data recorders.
- Gabauer DJ, Gabler HC.
- Accid Anal Prev. 2008 Mar;40(2):548-58.
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Rationale for inclusion: Comparison of data from in-vehicle event recorders vs. crashes with known changes in velocity (delta-V) indicates that delta-V alone is sufficient to predict injury.
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- Evaluation of variable speed limits for real-time freeway safety improvement.
- Abdel-Aty M, Dilmore J, Dhindsa A.
- Accid Anal Prev. 2006 Mar;38(2):335-45.
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Rationale for inclusion: Introduces concept of real-time changes in speed limits with relation to on-road events (e.g. crashes).
CAVEAT: Unclear of cost of implementation of real-time signage
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- Intelligent speed adaptation: accident savings and cost-benefit analysis.
- Carsten OM, Tate FN.
- Accid Anal Prev. 2005 May;37(3):407-16.
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Rationale for inclusion: Noted enforcing compliance with speed limits had a cost-benefit ratio of 7.9 to 15.4:1.
CAVEAT: UK study, recommended mandatory speed limit devices for vehicles
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- Exploring the overall and specific crash severity levels at signalized intersections.
- Abdel-Aty M, Keller J.
- Accid Anal Prev. 2005 May;37(3):417-25.
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Rationale for inclusion: Statistical review of highway intersections with regards to traffic signals.
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- The crash severity impacts of fixed roadside objects.
- Holdridge JM, Shankar VN, Ulfarsson GF.
- J Safety Res. 2005;36(2):139-47.
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Rationale for inclusion: Statistical analysis of roadside barriers - indicating that design of the end-caps on highway barriers matter.
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- Drivers' compliance with speed limits: an application of the theory of planned behavior.
- Elliott MA, Armitage CJ, Baughan CJ.
- J Appl Psychol. 2003 Oct;88(5):964-72.
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Rationale for inclusion: Potential way to influence compliance with speed limits.
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- Speed control in developing countries: issues, challenges and opportunities in reducing road traffic injuries.
- Afukaar FK.
- Inj Control Saf Promot. 2003 Mar-Jun;10(1-2):77-81.
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Rationale for inclusion: Addresses road safety in developing countries - noted ~50% of deaths in Ghana related to speed.
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- Changes in motor vehicle occupant fatalities after repeal of the national maximum speed limit.
- Farmer CM, Retting RA, Lund AK.
- Accid Anal Prev. 1999 Sep;31(5):537-43.
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Rationale for inclusion: Noted an increase in fatalities in those States that increased their speed limits over the 8 years from repeal of the 55 mph limit.
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- Accident prediction models for roads with minor junctions.
- Mountain L, Fawaz B, Jarrett D.
- Accid Anal Prev. 1996 Nov;28(6):695-707.
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Rationale for inclusion: Statistical analysis of highway intersections with secondary roads.
CAVEAT: UK Study
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- Did the 65 mph speed limit save lives?
- Lave C, Elias P.
- Accid Anal Prev. 1994 Feb;26(1):49-62.
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Rationale for inclusion: Noted that the increase from 55 mph to 65 mph did NOT increase fatalities (reduced 3.4-5.1% State-wide). Concept of transferring resources to other needs vs. 55 mph speed control.
CAVEAT: California-only study
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- The mortality consequences of raising the speed limit to 65 mph on rural interstates.
- Baum HM, Lund AK, Wells JK.
- Am J Public Health. 1989 Oct;79(10):1392-5.
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Rationale for inclusion: Noted increased rural fatalities in States that allowed increased speed limits.
CAVEAT: Single-year post study vs historical control
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