Synthesis of Studies That Relate Amount of Enforcement to Magnitude Of Safety Outcomes

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• Creators:
  Taylor, Catherine ; Byrne, Angie ; Coppinger, Kaitlin ; Fisher, Don ; Foreman, Christina ; Mahavier, Kendall
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic
  • Traffic safety
  • Law enforcement
  • Impaired drivers
  • Reckless drivers
  • Occupant protection devices
  • Speeding
  • Safety aggressive driving
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 274-A
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Contracting Officer:
  Blenner, Jordan A
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  The National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP) identifies and funds research and evaluation projects that improve and expand State highway safety countermeasures. One such topic is measuring the impact of various amounts of traffic enforcement on changes in safety outcomes. The project team identified 80 relevant studies for inclusion in the synthesis. Current literature only supported findings related to occupant protection enforcement. No relationship between levels of enforcement and safety outcomes could be identified for distracted driving, alcohol-impaired driving, speeding, or aggressive driving. However, for all targeted behaviors, the enforcement campaigns evaluated were effective in improving safety outcomes even though the combination of these evaluations could not provide sufficient evidence to establish a relationship between the level of resources used and the magnitude of the safety improvement.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTNH2215V00014
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62379/dot_62379_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 489.35 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
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