Rapid assessment of road safety policy change: relaxation of the national speed enforcement law in Russia leads to large increases in the prevalence of speeding
| Autor: | Shivam Gupta, Vladimir E. Kliavin, Kavi Bhalla, Nino Paichadze, David Bishai, Adnan A. Hyder, Elena A. Gritsenko |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Automobile Driving
Engineering business.industry Speed limit Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Law enforcement Public policy Poison control Safety policy Occupational safety and health Russia Rapid assessment Transport engineering Accident Prevention Law Enforcement Risk Factors Injury prevention Prevalence Humans Demographic economics Public Health Policy Making business |
| Zdroj: | Injury Prevention. 21:53-56 |
| ISSN: | 1475-5785 1353-8047 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041189 |
| Popis: | Reducing vehicle speed is among the most effective road safety strategies. We assess how a new policy in Russia that eliminates fines for driving up to 20 km/h above the speed limit has affected the prevalence of speeding. We measured speeds periodically in 13 districts of two Russian regions during 2011-2013 and analysed the effect of the policy using difference-in-differences to control for seasonality. We find that the prevalence of speeding was declining steadily but half of the gains since mid-2011 were lost immediately after the new policy. Overall speeding increased significantly by 13 percentage points (pp, 95% CI 4 to 19). Speeding more than 10 km/h above the limit increased significantly by 10 pp (95% CI 2 to 12), and extreme speeding increased but not significantly (1.7 pp, 95% CI -1.1 to 4.5). Road traffic injuries will likely increase in Russia unless speeding fines are reinstated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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