Table 1

 The 12 included studies: study methods and population sizes

Study IDLocationMethodSample size
Before/caseAfter/control
*Before/after road side observation or interrupted times series method.
Cote, 1992Maryland, USNon-equivalent control group51379
Cameron, 1994Melbourne, AustraliaBefore/after*37092477
Ni, 1997Oregon, USBefore/after21682140
Foss, 2000British Columbia, CanadaBefore/after39504246
Kanny, 2001Florida, USNon-equivalent control group21313450
LeBlanc, 2002Novo Scotia, CanadaBefore/after1494672
Thomas, 2002North Carolina, USBefore/after24481949
Delamater, 2003Florida, USBefore/after16581029
Liller, 2003Florida, USBefore/after
Parkin, 2003Toronto, CanadaBefore/after1227916
Hagel, 2005Alberta, CanadaBefore/after699271
Povey, 2005New ZealandBefore/after106465725