A collection of evidence for the impact of the economic recession on road fatalities in Great Britain

•Considerable reduction in road fatalities in Britain between 2007 and 2010.•Data collated include accident, population, economic, traffic and vehicle data.•Changes in behaviour and reductions in groups such as young drivers were observed.•All these reductions can be associated with the economic rec...

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Published in:Accident analysis and prevention 2015-07, Vol.80, p.274-285
Main Authors: Lloyd, Louise, Wallbank, Caroline, Broughton, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Accidents, Traffic - mortality
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Analysis
Automobile Driving - statistics & numerical data
Child
Child, Preschool
Demography
Economic Recession - statistics & numerical data
Economics
Exposure data
Fatalities
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Recession
Reduction
Roads
Traffic engineering
Traffic flow
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Weather
Young Adult
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Summary:•Considerable reduction in road fatalities in Britain between 2007 and 2010.•Data collated include accident, population, economic, traffic and vehicle data.•Changes in behaviour and reductions in groups such as young drivers were observed.•All these reductions can be associated with the economic recession. There was a considerable reduction in the number of fatalities on British roads between 2007 and 2010. This substantial change led to debate as to the cause of the reduction. Multiple sources of information and evidence have been collated including STATS19 road accident data, population data, socio-demographic data, economic patterns, weather trends and traffic and vehicle data. Summary analyses of these data sources show a reduction in overall traffic, a large reduction in HGV traffic, a reduction in young male drivers, a reduction in speeding, and a reduction in drink driving during the recession period. All of these reductions can be associated with a reduction in fatal accidents and have led to the conclusion that the economic recession changed behaviours in such a way that fewer people were killed on the roads in Britain during this period.
ISSN:0001-4575
1879-2057
DOI:10.1016/j.aap.2015.03.026