Citation

Ivers RQ. Inj. Prev. 2006; 12(3): 177.

Affiliation

External Editor, Cochrane Injuries Group. rivers@thegeorgeinstitute.org.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ip.2006.00606

PMID

16751448

PMCID

PMC2563527

Abstract

The latest edition of the Cochrane Library (available at http://www.cochrane.org) contains a review which assesses speed enforcement detection devices for reducing road traffic injuries. Speed cameras have been a controversial topic in many high income countries where many people in the community feel that they are in place not for safety benefits but as a means of income generation for government. This review, from a group of reviewers at the University of Queensland, Australia, concluded that speed enforcement devices are a promising intervention likely to reduce the risk of motor vehicle crash and related injuries. However, the ability of the review team to make conclusions was limited somewhat by the quality of the studies.

Language: en