Effects of average speed enforcement on speed compliance and crashes: A review of the literature

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-56

  Soole, David W ^a   Watson, Barry C ^a   Fleiter, Judy J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Average speed enforcement; Literature review; Point to point speed enforcement; Section control; Speed cameras; Speed enforcement; Speeding; Traffic law enforcement; Trajectory control

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

AVERAGE SPEED; LITERATURE REVIEWS; POINT TO POINT; SECTION CONTROL; SPEED CAMERAS; SPEEDING; TRAJECTORY CONTROL;

SPEED;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 84879292452     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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