@article{ref1,
title="COVID-19 lockdown and reduction of traffic accidents in Tarragona province, Spain",
journal="Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives",
year="2020",
author="Saladié, Òscar and Bustamante, Edgar and Gutiérrez, Aaron",
volume="8",
number="",
pages="100218-100218",
abstract="This paper analyses the impact that the lockdown decreed by the Spanish Government to combat COVID-19 has had on traffic accidents in Tarragona province (Spain). The number of traffic accidents registered during the first six weeks of lockdown (March 16-April 26) was compared to those reported in the previous six weeks (February 3-March 15). The number of collisions registered during these two periods was also compared to those registered in the equivalent weeks of 2018-2019. During lockdown, the number of traffic accidents fell by 74% compared to the period before lockdown and by 76% with respect to the equivalent period in 2018-2019. This reduction of accidents has been higher than the decrease of mobility during that period (55%). This suggests a multiplicative positive effect of traffic reduction on roads safety. The authors' findings provide new evidences of the disruptive effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on transportation and of how it could be used as a catalyst to promote more sustainable and secure transport systems.    Keywords: CoViD-19-Road-Traffic<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2590-1982",
doi="10.1016/j.trip.2020.100218",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2020.100218"
}