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Type: | Report |
Title: | Vehicle travel speeds and the incidence of fatal pedestrian collisions |
Author: | McLean, J. Anderson, R. Farmer, M. Lee, B. Brooks, C. |
Publisher: | Federal Office of Road Safety, Transport and Communiations |
Issue Date: | 1994 |
ISBN: | 0642511896 |
ISSN: | 0810-770X |
Assignee: | NHMRC Road Accident Research Unit |
Organisation: | Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) |
Statement of Responsibility: | A.J. McLean, R.W.G. Anderson, M.J.B. Farmer, B.H. Lee, C.G. Brooks |
Abstract: | The aim of this study by the NHMRC Road Accident Research unit was to estimate the likely effect on pedestrian fatalities of a reduction in vehicle travelling speed. Results were based on detailed investigations of 176 fatal pedestrian collisions in the Adelaide area between 1983 and 1991. Estimates were developed for a range of speed reduction scenarios. The study found that a reduction of 5 km/h in vehicle travelling speeds in the Adelaide area could be expected to result in a reduction of 30% of the incidence of fatal pedestrian collisions. Under this scenario 10% of the collisions would have been avoided altogether. Volume 1 of this report contains detailed findings for each speed reduction scenario along with a description of the method used and supporting references. Volume ll contains the details of all 176 cases. |
Keywords: | Pedestrian; Speed; Collision; Impact; Speed reduction; Fatality; Vehicle |
DOI: | 10.999/1234 |
Published version: | http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/publications/1994/CR_146_pedspeed.aspx |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Centre for Automotive Safety Research reports |
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