Speed Management Strategies; A Systematic Review

Objective: To systematically identify the various methods of speed management and their effects. Methods: A systematic search was performed in Science Direct, Ovid Medline, Scopus, PubMed and ProQuest databases from April to June 2015. Hand searching and reference of selected articles were used to...

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Main Authors: Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Mohammad Saadati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-07-01
Series:Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
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Online Access:http://www.beat-journal.com/BEATJournal/index.php/BEAT/article/view/259/496
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description Objective: To systematically identify the various methods of speed management and their effects. Methods: A systematic search was performed in Science Direct, Ovid Medline, Scopus, PubMed and ProQuest databases from April to June 2015. Hand searching and reference of selected articles were used to improve article identification. Articles published after 1990 which had reported on efficacy/effectiveness of speed management strategies were included. Data were extracted using pre-defined extraction table. Results: Of the 803 retrieved articles, 22 articles were included in this review. Most of the included articles (63%) had before-after design and were done in European countries. Speed cameras, engineering schemes, intelligent speed adaption (ISA), speed limits and zones, vehicle activated sign and integrated strategies were the most common strategies reported in the literature. Various strategies had different effects on mean speed of the vehicles ranging from 1.6 to 10 km/h. Moreover, 8-65% and 11-71% reduction was reported in person injured accidents and fatal accidents, respectively as a result of employing various strategies. Conclusion: Literature revealed positive effects of various speed management strategies. Using various strategies was mostly dependent on road characteristics, driver’s attitude about the strategy as well as economic and technological capabilities of the country. Political support is considered as a main determinant in selecting speed management strategies.
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spelling doaj.art-13b8d36be1054736a0b4046f2ea5663d2022-12-21T18:27:21ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesBulletin of Emergency and Trauma2322-25222322-39602016-07-0143126133Speed Management Strategies; A Systematic ReviewHomayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani0Mohammad Saadati1Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Department of statistics and epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranRoad Traffic Injury Research Center, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, Department of Health Service Management, School of Health Services Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranObjective: To systematically identify the various methods of speed management and their effects. Methods: A systematic search was performed in Science Direct, Ovid Medline, Scopus, PubMed and ProQuest databases from April to June 2015. Hand searching and reference of selected articles were used to improve article identification. Articles published after 1990 which had reported on efficacy/effectiveness of speed management strategies were included. Data were extracted using pre-defined extraction table. Results: Of the 803 retrieved articles, 22 articles were included in this review. Most of the included articles (63%) had before-after design and were done in European countries. Speed cameras, engineering schemes, intelligent speed adaption (ISA), speed limits and zones, vehicle activated sign and integrated strategies were the most common strategies reported in the literature. Various strategies had different effects on mean speed of the vehicles ranging from 1.6 to 10 km/h. Moreover, 8-65% and 11-71% reduction was reported in person injured accidents and fatal accidents, respectively as a result of employing various strategies. Conclusion: Literature revealed positive effects of various speed management strategies. Using various strategies was mostly dependent on road characteristics, driver’s attitude about the strategy as well as economic and technological capabilities of the country. Political support is considered as a main determinant in selecting speed management strategies.http://www.beat-journal.com/BEATJournal/index.php/BEAT/article/view/259/496Speed managementSpeed reductionEffectivenessTraffic
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Speed reduction
Effectiveness
Traffic
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title_short Speed Management Strategies; A Systematic Review
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topic Speed management
Speed reduction
Effectiveness
Traffic
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