The road environment: traffic calming
| Author, date, and country | Injury target group and setting | Aims and content of intervention | Study type and sample size | Outcome measures | Key results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster and Mackie (1996),4 UK | General population | 20 mph zones in 200 residential areas | Before and after study | (A) Accidents | (A) 61% reduction in total injuries. |
| (B) Speed Data | 70% reduction in child pedestrian injuries | ||||
| Road environment | Traffic speed reduced by physical measures | (A) 72 schemes: accidents | 48% reduction in child cyclist injuries | ||
| (B) 32 schemes: speed data | (B) Speeds reduced by 9 mph from 25 mph | ||||
| (C) 6 schemes: public acceptability to 16 mph | |||||
| (C) Public reaction favourable Effective Good/reasonable evidence |