ACCIDENT MIGRATION - TRUE OR FALSE

The author comments on the paper "Accident Migration after Remedial Treatment at Accident "Blackspots" by Boyle, AJ and Wright, CC. He questions whether the evidence produced is sufficient to show that accident migration is a real effect. He considers changes in accident numbers according to visibility of treatment and shows that the migration effect is still apparently present for blackspot treatments that are invisible to motorists. The author suggests that the statistical analysis is suspect and he agrees with Boyle and Wright that it would be useful for further research to be carried out in an area in which blackspots are further apart.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410683
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also HS-037 221 (TRIS 391816).
• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Huddart, K W
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 267
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Awareness; Before and after studies; Crash rates; High risk locations; Improvements; Location; Risk analysis; Statistical analysis; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vicinity
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1663: Accident black spot; 1612: Accident rate; 9148: Before and after study; 9108: Improvement; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 393: Vicinity
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391817
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 221A
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM