Do Speed Limit Reductions Help Road Safety? : Lessons from the Republic of Korea's Recent Move to Lower Speed Limit on Urban Roads

Significant research has been undertaken on how changes in speed limit—for example, the introduction of 30 kilometers per hour, or kph (20 miles per hour, or mph) speed limits—impact safety both when combined with, and without "traffic-calming...

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Main Authors:	Mitra, Sudeshna, Job, Soames, Han, Sangjin, Eom, Kijong
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	ROAD SAFETY SPEED LIMIT URBAN CONGESTION VEHICLE CRASH ACCIDENTS URBAN ROADS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/964491628699340630/Do-Speed-Limit-Reductions-Help-Road-Safety-Lessons-from-the-Republic-of-Koreas-Recent-Move-to-Lower-Speed-Limit-on-Urban-Roads http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36109

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spelling	okr-10986-361092021-09-16T16:55:21Z Do Speed Limit Reductions Help Road Safety? : Lessons from the Republic of Korea's Recent Move to Lower Speed Limit on Urban Roads Mitra, Sudeshna Job, Soames Han, Sangjin Eom, Kijong ROAD SAFETY SPEED LIMIT URBAN CONGESTION VEHICLE CRASH ACCIDENTS URBAN ROADS Significant research has been undertaken on how changes in speed limit—for example, the introduction of 30 kilometers per hour, or kph (20 miles per hour, or mph) speed limits—impact safety both when combined with, and without "traffic-calming" engineering treatments such as speed humps or raised platforms. However, most of the studies have been conducted in Australia or countries in Western Europe, with almost no recorded studies from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Eastern Europe. Though it may be reasonable, a well-developed infrastructural environment such as that found in Korea would expect similar results as that of the western countries, a study originating in Asia could have a strong demonstration effect and prove very convincing for many Asian countries. 2021-08-11T20:11:40Z 2021-08-11T20:11:40Z 2021-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/964491628699340630/Do-Speed-Limit-Reductions-Help-Road-Safety-Lessons-from-the-Republic-of-Koreas-Recent-Move-to-Lower-Speed-Limit-on-Urban-Roads http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36109 English Mobility and Transport Connectivity; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Korea, Republic of
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description	Significant research has been undertaken on how changes in speed limit—for example, the introduction of 30 kilometers per hour, or kph (20 miles per hour, or mph) speed limits—impact safety both when combined with, and without "traffic-calming" engineering treatments such as speed humps or raised platforms. However, most of the studies have been conducted in Australia or countries in Western Europe, with almost no recorded studies from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Eastern Europe. Though it may be reasonable, a well-developed infrastructural environment such as that found in Korea would expect similar results as that of the western countries, a study originating in Asia could have a strong demonstration effect and prove very convincing for many Asian countries.
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author	Mitra, Sudeshna Job, Soames Han, Sangjin Eom, Kijong
author_facet	Mitra, Sudeshna Job, Soames Han, Sangjin Eom, Kijong
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title	Do Speed Limit Reductions Help Road Safety? : Lessons from the Republic of Korea's Recent Move to Lower Speed Limit on Urban Roads
title_short	Do Speed Limit Reductions Help Road Safety? : Lessons from the Republic of Korea's Recent Move to Lower Speed Limit on Urban Roads
title_full	Do Speed Limit Reductions Help Road Safety? : Lessons from the Republic of Korea's Recent Move to Lower Speed Limit on Urban Roads
title_fullStr	Do Speed Limit Reductions Help Road Safety? : Lessons from the Republic of Korea's Recent Move to Lower Speed Limit on Urban Roads
title_full_unstemmed	Do Speed Limit Reductions Help Road Safety? : Lessons from the Republic of Korea's Recent Move to Lower Speed Limit on Urban Roads
title_sort	do speed limit reductions help road safety? : lessons from the republic of korea's recent move to lower speed limit on urban roads
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
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Do Speed Limit Reductions Help Road Safety? : Lessons from the Republic of Korea's Recent Move to Lower Speed Limit on Urban Roads

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