Development of strategies for best practice in speed enforcement in Western Australia: final report

The objective of this research is for the results and recommendations to be utilised to enhance speed enforcement strategies in Western Australia (WA), by assisting the WA Police in developing formal business cases for the deployment of enforcement technology and the purchasing of enforcement technology. A package of speed enforcement programs was defined for the WA road environment which recognises its relatively unique characteristics of vast size and light traffic density, except in Perth. From this research base, it was possible to define a suitable speed enforcement method for each part of the WA road system and calculate the road trauma reductions and economic benefits if operated at each level. The package is estimated to provide a saving of at least $186 million in social costs per annum. The total cost to produce these savings is estimated to be $18.6 million per annum. Thus the benefit-cost ratio of the package is estimated to be at least 10. In the longer term, the operational cost is not expected to exceed 20 per cent of the expected diminishing fine income as speeding behaviour improves and detected offenders reduce in response to the escalated speed enforcement activity. (a)

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  Monash University

  Accident Research Centre
  Building 70
  Clayton, Victoria  Australia  3800
• Authors:
  • CAMERON, M
  • DELANEY, A
• Publication Date: 2006-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 76P
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 270

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Law enforcement; Police; Safety; Speed; Technology; Traffic control
• ITRD Terms: 226: Cost benefit analysis; 1534: Enforcement (law); 1522: Police; 1665: Safety; 5408: Speed; 3855: Technology; 654: Traffic control
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01095183
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 07326223405
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 25 2008 8:44AM