The effectiveness of roads policing strategies

The Joint Thames Valley and Hampshire Roads Policing Unit in the United Kingdom prioritizes the main contributors to road casualties, the 'fatal four', which include: speeding, not utilizing seat belts, drunk driving, and cell phone use. The Transport Research Laboratory conducted a literature review, looked at survey responses related to compliance, analyzed drunk driving offenses and enforcement data, and examined crash data to determine if enforcement in Hampshire and the Thames Valley is effective at reducing casualties. Recommendations for general policing strategy and recommendations that address each of the fatal four areas are provided.

• Record URL:
  http://trl.co.uk/reports-publications/trl-reports/report/?reportid=7000
• Summary URL:
  http://www.trl.co.uk/umbraco/custom/report_files/TVP_Summary_All_Pagesv2.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Research Laboratory

  Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride
  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA

  Thames Valley Police

  Oxford Road
  Kidlington, Oxford,   United Kingdom  OX5 2NX

  Hampshire Constabulary

  Winchester, Hampshire  United Kingdom  SO22 5DB
• Authors:
  • Smith, L
  • Lawton, B
  • Beard, G
  • Durrell, L
  • Scoons, J
  • Lloyd, L
• Publication Date: 2015-1-14

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Published Project Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 175p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casualties; Cellular telephones; Crash data; Drunk driving; Law enforcement; Literature reviews; Police operations; Recommendations; Seat belt use; Speeding; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01560875
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: PPR731
• Contract Numbers: 11112727
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 24 2015 10:23AM