@article{ref1,
title="To brake or to accelerate? Safety effects of combined speed and red light cameras",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2014",
author="De Pauw, Ellen and Daniels, Stijn and Brijs, Tom and Hermans, Elke and Wets, Geert",
volume="50",
number="",
pages="59-65",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The present study evaluates the traffic safety effect of combined speed and red light cameras at 253 signalized intersections in Flanders, Belgium that were installed between 2002 and 2007. <br><br>METHOD: The adopted approach is a before-and-after study with control for the trend. <br><br>RESULTS: The analyses showed a non-significant increase of 5% in the number of injury crashes. An almost significant decrease of 14% was found for the more severe crashes. The number of rear-end crashes turned out to have increased significantly (+44%), whereas a non-significant decrease (-6%) was found in the number of side crashes. The decrease for the severe crashes was mainly attributable to the effect on side crashes, for which a significant decrease of 24% was found. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: It is concluded that combined speed and red light cameras have a favorable effect on traffic safety, in particular on severe crashes. However, future research should examine the circumstances of rear-end crashes and how this increase can be managed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2014.03.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2014.03.011"
}