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Do speed cameras save lives?

Tang, Cheng Keat (2017) Do speed cameras save lives? SERC Discussion Papers (SERCDP221). Spatial Economics Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

I evaluate whether speed enforcement cameras reduce the number and severity of traffic accidents by penalizing drivers for exceeding speed limits. Relying on micro data on accidents and speed cameras across Great Britain, I find that installing these devices significantly enhance road safety. Putting another 1,000 cameras reduce around 1130 collisions, 330 serious injuries, and save 190 lives annually, generating net benefits of around £21 million. However, these effects are highly localised around the camera and dissipate over distance, and there is suggestive evidence of more collisions away from the camera, illustrating the possible limitations associated with fixed speed cameras

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/
Additional Information: © 2017 The Author
Divisions: Spatial Economics Research Centre
Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
JEL classification: H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue > H23 - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R4 - Transportation Systems > R41 - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
Date Deposited: 29 Jan 2018 16:44
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 20:39
Funders: Economic and Social Research Council
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/86567

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