Death, Health Risks
Conditions
Keywords
Speed, Road safety
Brief summary
On the first July 2018, the French government lowered the maximum authorized speeds on two-way roads without a central separator from 90 km/h to 80 km/h. The network concerned represents approximately 400 000 km of roads outside the built-up area, accounting for 55% of road deaths. The objective of the measure is to reduce the number of deaths on the roads concerned by encouraging the reduction of the average speed practiced by drivers. The analysis deals with a comparison of the number of killed persons on the network concerned, before and after the reduction of the speed limits. The before period is 2015-2017. The after period is from July 2018 to June 2019. The data used are extracted from the national bodily injury accident file (BAAC). The police fills this file for each road accidents occurring on a road open to public traffic and causing at least one victim (i.e., one user requiring medical care and involving at least one vehicle).
Detailed description
This measure was intended general and concerns a type of roads in its entirety. The rest of the road network is too heterogeneous (urban, highways ...), leading to an accidentology very far in terms of severity, users concerned and families of accidents to allow the establishment of control groups that would not be affected by a reduction in the speed limit. As a result, the principle of an assessment of before-and-after effects has been retained.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* people who circulate on French non-motorway non-urban roads during the period of the study * any person who dies in a road accident on this network during the period of the study, who either dies instantly or within 30 days of the accident, due to the consequences of the accident
Exclusion criteria
* all persons involved in an accident on a private road * all persons involved in a road accident without a motor vehicle
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evolution of the number of fatalities in road accidents before and after the implementation of the measure | before period: 2015-2017 / after period: July 2018- June 2019 | the number of fatalities in road accidents on non-motorway non-urban roads during the period July 2018-June 2019 (after the measure) compared to the number of fatalities during the period 2015-2017 (before the measure) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-groups analysis of road fatalities, by type of road users, before and after the implementation of the measure | before period: 2015-2017 / after period: July 2018- June 2019 | For each type of road users, the number of fatalities in road accidents on non-motorway non-urban roads during the period July 2018-June 2019 (after the measure) compared to the number of fatalities during the period 2015-2017 (before the measure) |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactDavid Chupin
Outcome results
None listed