SPEED REDUCTION 110-90. AN ACCIDENT STUDY

HASTIGHETSBEGRAENSNING 110-90. EN OLYCKSSTUDIE

1200 km of 2-lane roads wider than 11 metres had the highest speed limit permitted, 110 km/h in May 1979. These roads often have traffic flows in the region of 3000-6000 vehicles per day. During the period from June 1979 until October 1979 the speed limit was reduced to 90 km/h on all roads with 110 km/h. After this period it was decided that 540 km of the former 110-roads should retain a 90 km/h speed limit even after October 1979. This report is an investigation of the accident rate before and after this decision. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  VAEGVERKET, CENTRALFOERVALTNINGEN

  Borlaenge,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • JOHANSSON, O E
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Crash rates; Fatalities; Injuries; Injury severity; Measures of effectiveness; Reduction (Chemistry); Speed limits
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Effectiveness
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 9148: Before and after study; 9009: Decrease; 5911: Efficiency; 1602: Fatality; 2163: Injury; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 624: Speed limit; 8109: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452859
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: TU 159 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM