THE RISKS OF MODERATE SPEEDING

A report conducted for the Australian Federal Office of Road Safety found that in urban areas, traveling just 5 km/h over the speed limit in a 60 km/h zone doubles the risk of involvement in a serious crash. The risk continues to double for every additional 5 km/h. These risk increases are directly comparable to those associated with alcohol.

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• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4
• Serial:
  • Driver/Education
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: PDE Publications
  • ISSN: 1183-7314

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Crash severity; Drunk driving; Speeding; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00764989
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 13 1999 12:00AM