| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R16525/01 |
| Title: |
The Influence of Transport Infrastructure & Medical Technology On Traffic Fatalities |
| Principal Investigator: |
Noland, Professor RB |
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| Department: |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
| Scheme: |
Fast Stream |
| Starts: |
01 August 2001 |
Ends: |
31 July 2002 |
Value (£): |
62,409
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| Transport Ops & Management |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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This project will evaluate two factors that have contributed to declines in traffic fatalities in the UK. First, we will evaluate road infrastructure improvements such as changes in curvature, lane widths, intersection types and other features that may play a contributory role in either increasing or decreasing traffic fatalities. Secondly, we will evaluate how improvements in medical technology have enabled fewer fatal outcomes. The project will use detailed geographic information systems to characterise elements of road network infrastructure for various regional sub-divisions in the UK. This will allow statistical analysis, using spatial econometrics, to develop models of fatalities and injuries correlated with various infrastructure features. In addition, we will use cross-sectional time-series analysis to evaluate the impact of changes in medical technology on fatalities and injuries, while controlling for other causative factors (such as changing demographics, vehicle fleets, kilometers travelled, etc). It is hoped that this project will provide valuable new information on both the role of infrastructure and medical technology on changes in traffic fatalities.
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http://www.imperial.ac.uk |