VEHICLE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND THE INCIDENCE OF FATAL PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS (VOLUME 1)
The aim of this study by the NHMRC Road Accident Research Unit was to estimate the likely effect on pedestrian fatalities of a reduction in vehicle travelling speed. Results were based on detailed investigations of 176 fatal pedestrian collisions in the Adelaide area between 1983 and 1991. Estimates were developed for a range of speed reduction scenarios. The study found that a reduction of 5 km/h in vehicle travelling speeds in the Adelaide area could be expected to result in a reduction of 30% of the incidence of fatal pedestrian collisions. Under this scenario 10% of collisions would have been avoided altogether. Volume I of this report contains detailed findings for each speed reduction scenario along with a description of the method used and supporting references. Volume II contains the details of all 176 cases. (a)
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Corporate Authors:
Australian Office of Road Safety
P.O. Box 594
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Authors:
- McLean, A J
- Anderson, R W G
- Farmer, MJB
- Lee, B H
- Brooks, C G
- Publication Date: 1994-10
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 82 p.
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Serial:
- Issue Number: CR146
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Average travel speed; Crash rates; Crashes; Fatalities; Mathematical models; Pedestrians; Prevention; Speed; Traffic control
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 8006: Australia; 5409: Average speed; 1602: Fatality; 6473: Mathematical model; 1733: Pedestrian; 9149: Prevention; 5408: Speed; 654: Traffic control
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00713321
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 0-642-51189-6
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Nov 22 1995 12:00AM