The effectiveness of automated and manned traffic enforcement

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 178-186

  Tay, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Photo radar; Road safety; Speeding; Traffic enforcement

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT; BROAD SPECTRUM; DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; PHOTO-RADAR; QUEENSLAND; RISK DRIVERS; ROAD SAFETY; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SPEEDING; TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RADAR; ROADS AND STREETS;

AUTOMATION;

COLLISION; RADAR; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 77952701180     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568310801915559     Document Type: Article

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