Rural speed and crash risk

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dc.contributor.authorKloeden, C.
dc.contributor.authorMcLean, A.
dc.contributor.conferenceRoad Safety, Research, Policing and Education Conference (19-20 November 2001 : Melbourne, Victoria)
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between free travelling speed and the risk of involvement in a casualty crash in 80 km/h or greater speed limit zones in rural South Australia was quantified using a case control study design. The crashes involving the 83 case passenger vehicles were investigated at the scene by the Road Accident Research Unit and reconstructed using the latest computer aided crash reconstruction techniques. The 830 control passenger vehicles were matched to the cases by location, direction of travel, time of day, and day of week and their speeds were measured with a laser speed gun. It was found that the risk of involvement in a casualty crash increased more than exponentially with increasing free travelling speed above the mean traffic speed and that travelling speeds below the mean traffic speed were associated with a lower risk of being involved in a casualty crash. The effect of hypothetical speed reductions on all of the 167 crashes investigated indicated large potential safety benefits from even small reductions in rural travelling speeds.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityC.N. Kloeden and A.J. McLean
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the 2001 Road Safety, Research, Policing and Education Conference: 6p.
dc.identifier.orcidKloeden, C. [0000-0001-8583-3818]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/33718
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoad Safety Research
dc.source.urihttp://www.rsconference.com/roadsafety/detail/173
dc.subjectRural
dc.subjectSpeed
dc.subjectCrash risk
dc.subjectCase control study
dc.titleRural speed and crash risk
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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