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Inj Prev 9:302-306 doi:10.1136/ip.9.4.302
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Are mobile speed cameras effective? A controlled before and after study

Table 3

Rate ratio and number of injurious crashes prevented, by time after intervention, time of day, speed limit, and type of road user injured, 0–500 metre routes method

No of sites* Expected Observed Rate ratio (95% CI) NP† (95% CI)
*Number of sites contributing to this analysis.
†Number of injurious crashes prevented per site during follow up.
‡Expected numbers may not sum to exactly the stated total because of rounding.
§TWMV, two wheeled motor vehicle.
Total all injurious crashes, all sites‡ 101 357 174 0.49 (0.42 to 0.57) 1.8 (1.5 to 2.1)
Time after intervention (months)
    3–6 88 58 27 0.47 (0.31 to 0.68) 0.3 (0.2 to 0.5)
    6–9 66 48 29 0.61 (0.41 to 0.87) 0.3 (0.1 to 0.4)
    9–12 60 40 25 0.63 (0.41 to 0.93) 0.2 (0.0 to 0.4)
    12–15 54 41 22 0.54 (0.34 to 0.82) 0.3 (0.1 to 0.5)
    15–18 41 25 16 0.64 (0.36 to 1.04) 0.2 (0.0 to 0.4)
    18–21 38 28 5 0.18 (0.06 to 0.42) 0.6 (0.4 to 0.7)
    21–24 34 10 11 1.12 (0.56 to 2.01) 0.0 (−0.3 to 0.1)
Time of day
    Day 101 255 118 0.46 (0.38 to 0.56) 1.4 (1.1 to 1.6)
    Night 101 102 56 0.55 (0.42 to 0.71) 0.5 (0.3 to 0.6)
Speed limit (mph)
    30 76 291 141 0.49 (0.42 to 0.58) 1.9 (1.6 to 2.2)
    40–50 5 7 6 0.80 (0.30 to 1.75) 0.3 (−1.1 to 1.1)
    60–70 20 58 24 0.41 (0.27 to 0.62) 1.7 (1.1 to 2.1)
Type of road user
    Pedestrian 101 118 26 0.22 (0.14 to 0.32) 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0)
    Pedal cyclist 101 14 12 0.83 (0.43 to 1.46) 0.0 (−0.1 to 0.1)
    TWMV user§ 101 16 6 0.37 (0.13 to 0.80) 0.1 (0.0 to 0.1)
    Car occupant 101 219 106 0.48 (0.40 to 0.59) 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3)

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