Open AccessRaised Speed Limits, Speed Spillover, Case-Fatality Rates, and Road Deaths in Israel: A 5-Year Follow-Up
Author(s) -
Elihu D. Richter,
Paul Barach,
Lee S. Friedman,
S.J. Krikler,
Avi Israeli
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.94.4.568
Subject(s) - interurban , case fatality rate , demography , speed limit , spillover effect , medicine , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , geography , population , economics , archaeology , pathology , sociology , microeconomics
We assessed the 5-year, nationwide impact on road deaths of the raise in the speed limit (November 1, 1993) on 3 major interurban highways in Israel from 90 to 100 kph.