Baseline Research Program: Evaluation of 40 km/h zones

Project: Research

Project Details

Project Description

The aim of this project is to address the following:
(1) To evaluate the effectiveness of reducing the speed limit to 40 km/h across all roads and areas where it has been implemented (excluding school zones), to determine in which environments and for which times of operation (full-time vs different hours of operation) it is most effective in reducing crashes.
(2) To investigate community attitudes towards 40 km/h speed zones.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/07/2230/06/23

Funding

  • Transport Victoria: A$60,000.00
  • Transport Accident Commission (TAC): A$60,000.00
  • Corrections Victoria: A$60,000.00

Keywords

  • road safety
  • speed limit reduction
  • serious injuries
  • serious road trauma
  • fatal crashes
  • statistical analysis