The effects of speed cameras: how drivers respond (No.11)
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Profiles of the Four Driver Types
- 3. Effectiveness of Each Deployment Strategy
- 4. Comparison of the Deployment Strategies Used
- 5. Perceptions, Beliefs and Attitudes to Cameras
- 6. Recommendations
- 7. Wider Implications
- Chapter One: Introduction
- 1. Background to the Study
- 2. The Problems of Speed
- 3. Efforts to Control Speed
- 4. The Scope, Funding and Effectiveness of Speed Cameras
- 5. Broad Objectives of the Brunel Research
- 6. Plan of This Report
- Chapter Two: Methods and Samples Used
- 1. Postal Surveys
- 2. Depth Interviews
- 3. The Use of Self-Report Data
- 4. Background Characteristics of the Survey Samples of Drivers
- Chapter Three: The Four Types of Driver
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Self-Report Types on the Survey Road
- 3. Comparisons of Self-Report Types
- 4. Self-Report Types on Other Roads
- 5. Observed Types, And Comparisons With Self-Report
- 6. Interpretations of 'Compliance with Speed Limits'
- 7. Changes In Self-Report Types between Surveys
- Chapter Four: The Effects of Installing Signs without Cameras
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Behaviour on the Survey Road
- 3. Perceptions, Beliefs and Attitudes towards Cameras
- 4. Behaviour and Perception of Risk on Other Roads
- 5. Awareness of the Distinction between Signs and Cameras
- 6. Comments on the Effects of Signing
- Chapter Five: The Effects of Publicity Campaigns against Speeding
- 1. Introduction
- 2. National Campaigns
- 3. Local Campaigns: General
- 4. The Local Campaigns In Northumbria and West Midlands
- 5. Comments on the Effects of Local Publicity
- Chapter Six: The Effects of Prosecution
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Thames Valley Sample and Its Characteristics
- 3. Why Did Drivers Think They Had Been Caught?
- 4. Changes in Speed Behaviour after Prosecution
- 5. Perceptions and Beliefs about Cameras
- 6. Comments on the Thames Valley Findings
- 7. Having Points on one's Licence
- Chapter Seven: The Effects of Speed Cameras when first installed and over time
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Speeds on the Survey Road
- 3. Self-Report Changes in Speed, And Reasons
- 4. Changes in Self-Report Driver Type
- 5. Speed Choice and Perceptions of Risk on Other Roads
- 6. Perceptions, Beliefs and Attitudes towards Cameras
- 7. Summary and Comments
- Chapter Eight: Drivers' Perceptions, Beliefs and Attitudes to Cameras
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Perceptions and Beliefs
- 3. Attitudes to Cameras
- 4. Summary and Comments
- Chapter Nine: Comparisons of the Deployment Strategies Used
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Comparisons between Strategies
- 3. Comparisons for Each Driver Type
- 4. Generalisation of Speed Change
- 5. Summary and Comments
- Chapter Ten: Summary and Conclusions
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Profiles of the Four Driver Types
- 3. Effects and Effectiveness of Each Strategy
- 4. Generalisation of Speed Change
- 5. Perceptions, Beliefs and Attitudes to Cameras
- 6. Comparison of the Deployment Strategies Used
- 7. Conclusions and Recommendations
- Tables 1 - 5
- Appendix A: Statistical Tests Used in the Data Analysis
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Abstract
