Speeding is widely recognized as a key contributor to the occurrence and severity of road crashes, making studies on speed reduction devices particularly relevant given poor road safety outcomes worldwide. This study investigates the impact of fixed speed cameras on driver behavior and speed reduction in urban arterials using a naturalistic driving study methodology. Data from 13 drivers and 116 trips in Curitiba, Brazil, were analyzed, with a focus on speed cameras placed on arterial roads. Speed data were grouped and analyzed by various categories, including topographic profile, day and week periods, and rain conditions. Mean comparisons were used to compare data sets, revealing an overall speed reduction effect of 0.69 km/h (−1.33%) around the speed camera. The study identified a pattern of punctual speed reduction, known as a “kangaroo jump,” a speed reduction followed by an increase in speed, referred to as the “compensation effect,” and a new pattern characterized by a non-significant speed reduction at the speed camera site followed by an increase in speed, referred to as the “cobra strike effect” because of its curve pattern. The largest speed reductions were observed for flat topographic profiles (−2.98%), daytime travel (−1.58%), and travel on working days (−1.75%) with rain (−1.80%). Conversely, the speed camera had little impact on vehicle speed for uphill topographic profiles, no rain conditions, and travels during weekend.


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    Title :

    Impact of Speed Limit Enforcement Cameras on Speed Behavior: Naturalistic Evidence from Brazil


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board




    Publication date :

    2024-02-02




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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