@article{ref1,
title="Driving speeds and pedestrian safety in the City of Helsinki",
journal="Traffic engineering and control",
year="1993",
author="Pasanen, E. and Salmivaara, H",
volume="34",
number="6",
pages="308-310",
abstract="This article deals with urban traffic speeds and pedestrian safety. According to a mathematical model, pedestrian safety depends to an alarming degree on vehicular speed: a speed of 50 km/h increases the risk of death almost eight-fold compared to a speed of 30 km/h. Video-taped records of real-life accidents are introduced as a new source of information. They show that the so-called 'free vehicles' and their speed determine the safety of pedestrians. Finally, the new 40 km/h speed limits in Helsinki's inner city are described and some initial observations concerning their effects on driving speeds are made.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0041-0683",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}