Effects of red light camera enforcement on fatal crashes in large U.S. cities

Objective

To estimate the effects of red light camera enforcement on per capita fatal crash rates at intersections with signal lights.

Methods

From the 99 large U.S. cities with more than 200,000 residents in 2008, 14 cities were identified with red light camera enforcement programs for all of 2004-2008 but not at any time during 1992-1996, and 48 cities were identified without camera programs during either period. Analyses compared the citywide per capita rate of fatal red light running crashes and the citywide per capita rate of all fatal crashes at signalized intersections during the two study periods, and rate changes then were compared for cities with and without cameras programs. Poisson regression was used to model crash rates as a function of red light camera enforcement, land area, and population density.

Results

The average annual rate of fatal red light running crashes declined for both study groups, but the decline was larger for cities with red light camera enforcement programs than for cities without camera programs (35% vs. 14%). The average annual rate of all fatal crashes at signalized intersections decreased by 14% for cities with camera programs and increased slightly (2%) for cities without cameras. After controlling for population density and land area, the rate of fatal red light running crashes during 2004-2008 for cities with camera programs was an estimated 24% lower than what would have been expected without cameras. The rate of all fatal crashes at signalized intersections during 2004-2008 for cities with camera programs was an estimated 17% lower than what would have been expected without cameras.

Conclusions

Red light camera enforcement programs were associated with a statistically significant reduction in the citywide rate of fatal red light running crashes and a smaller but still significant reduction in the rate of all fatal crashes at signalized intersections.

Impact on Industry

The study adds to the large body of evidence that red light camera enforcement can prevent the most serious crashes. Communities seeking to reduce crashes at intersections should consider this evidence.     

Pedestrian casualties and fatalities in road traffic crashes in a South African municipality

A study of the pedestrian casualties and fatalities in road traffic crashes in Durban, a South African municipality, for 1999 was undertaken using official road traffic accident data. The pedestrians age 25 to 44, although only 23.9% of the population, were 39.3% of the casualties and 48.2% of the fatalities. The most vulnerable pedestrians were those 30 to 34 years old who were 6.1% of the population, 11.7% of the casualties, and 14.6% of the fatalities; 35- to 39-year-olds who were 6% of the population, 8.8% of the casualties, and 13.5% of the fatalities; and the 40- to 44-year-olds who were 4.9% of the population, 7.5% of the casualties, and 10.2% of the fatalities. Cars were involved in 52% of the vehicle-pedestrian crashes but had fewer crashes than minibuses and buses, and fewer casualties and fatalities than minibuses, buses, and motorcycles. Minibuses recorded the most crashes at 1,037 per 100 million km, the highest casualty rate of 268 per 100 million km, and highest fatality rate of 17 per 100 million km. Buses, which were involved in 3% of the vehicle-pedestrian crashes, had 951 crashes per 100 million km, 182 casualties per 100 million km, and 11 fatalities per 100 million km. Motorcycles were involved in 1% of the vehicle-pedestrian crashes and had per 100 million km 508 crashes, 192 casualties, and 7 fatalities. There was no statistically significant difference in the monthly distribution of the road traffic crashes.     

Comparison of epidemiology and injury profile between vulnerable road users and motor vehicle occupants in road traffic fatalities

Objective: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major global health issue causing a global burden of mortality and morbidity. Half of all fatalities on the world’s roads are vulnerable road users (VRUs). The targeted intervention strategies based on fatality analysis focusing on VRUs can effectively contribute to reducing RTIs. This study aimed to compare VRUs and motor vehicle occupants (MVOs) in terms of epidemiology and injury profile.

Methods: We utilized a nationwide, prospective database of RTI-related mortality cases for patients who visited 23 emergency departments between January 2011 and December 2015. All fatalities due to RTIs in the prehospital phase or in-hospital were eligible, excluding patients with unknown mode of transport and those admitted to general wards. The primary and secondary outcomes were fracture injuries and visceral injuries diagnosed using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). We compared fracture injuries between VRUs and MVOs using Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) 2? and 2+ classification.

Results: Among a total 3,694 road traffic fatalities (RTFs), 43.3% were pedestrians, followed by MVOs (27.0%), motorcyclists (18.9), bicyclists (6.6%), and agricultural vehicle users (4.2%). The elderly (>60 years old) accounted for 54.9% of VRU fatalities. RTFs occurred most frequently in the autumn and the VRU group and the MVO group showed significant differences in weekly and diurnal variation in RTFs. The injury severities (AIS 2+) of the head, neck, and thorax were significantly different between the 2 groups (P?Conclusions: Elderly pedestrians should be targeted for decreases in RTFs, and road traffic safety interventions for VRUs should be made based on the analysis of temporal epidemiology and injury profiles of RTFs.     

美国注册安全师机制

概述专业人士一般熟悉具有90多年历史的美国安全工程师学会但也许不了解美国实际上并没有安全工程师这一称谓安全工程师学会实乐上是一个职业安全从业人员的会员制学会和一般的专业学会职能基本相同在美国安全工程师“实际上称为注册安全师。注册安全师不仅是安全工程专家他们在企业安全管理保险公司损失控制等方面也有很深的造诣这也许就是用安全师而不用安全工程师名     

Off-road truck-related accidents in U.S. mines

IntroductionOff-road trucks are one of the major sources of equipment-related accidents in the U.S. mining industries. A systematic analysis of all off-road truck-related accidents, injuries, and illnesses, which are reported and published by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), is expected to provide practical insights for identifying the accident patterns and trends in the available raw database. Therefore, appropriate safety management measures can be administered and implemented based on these accident patterns/trends.MethodsA hybrid clustering-classification methodology using K-means clustering and gene expression programming (GEP) is proposed for the analysis of severe and non-severe off-road truck-related injuries at U.S. mines. Using the GEP sub-model, a small subset of the 36 recorded attributes was found to be correlated to the severity level.ResultsGiven the set of specified attributes, the clustering sub-model was able to cluster the accident records into 5 distinct groups. For instance, the first cluster contained accidents related to minerals processing mills and coal preparation plants (91%). More than two-thirds of the victims in this cluster had less than 5 years of job experience. This cluster was associated with the highest percentage of severe injuries (22 severe accidents, 3.4%). Almost 50% of all accidents in this cluster occurred at stone operations. Similarly, the other four clusters were characterized to highlight important patterns that can be used to determine areas of focus for safety initiatives.ConclusionsThe identified clusters of accidents may play a vital role in the prevention of severe injuries in mining. Further research into the cluster attributes and identified patterns will be necessary to determine how these factors can be mitigated to reduce the risk of severe injuries.Practical applicationAnalyzing injury data using data mining techniques provides some insight into attributes that are associated with high accuracies for predicting injury severity.     

美国、澳大利亚的矿山安全

澳大利亚,矿山救护车将开赴现场澳大利亚1991年～2001年矿山死亡人数及伤害次数如下表:(澳大利亚财政年度由每年4月至下一年3 澳大利亚昆士兰州政府为加强矿山安全,已开始进行矿山救护车的研究。研究该车的目的是改善井下矿工的自救能力。该项工作将由位于Redbank的矿山试验研究站与昆士兰州矿山救护服务中心与澳大利亚煤矿协会联合进行。该救护车应能在特     

Traffic safety in the U.S.: re-examining major opportunities

INTRODUCTION: This article examines five major road-safety risk factors: exceeding posted speed limits, not using safety belts, driving while intoxicated, nighttime driving, and young drivers. METHOD: The importance of each of these factors is documented, known effective countermeasures (both policy and technology based) are discussed, and impediments to the implementation of these countermeasures in the United States are examined. RESULTS: Based on current understanding of the five major risk factors, and of the available countermeasures, there appear to be a variety of opportunities to make substantial gains in road safety using existing knowledge. The limited implementation of a variety of known countermeasures therefore appears to be inconsistent with high-level, strategic goals to improve road safety. Consequently, a recommendation is made to comprehensively re-examine the balance between the countermeasures discussed in this article and economic, mobility, and privacy concerns. IMPACT ON PUBLIC SAFETY: Such a re-examination is likely to result in broad support for these countermeasures, with a consequent major improvement in road safety.     

银行数字监控系统改造的检测分析

目前银行已开始广泛采用数字监控系统.用途包括柜员制和安全管理.现在都采用数字硬盘录像机来进行录像和存储,利用这套系统对原来的监控系统进行改造.如将原来安装的安全管理摄像机信号传输至硬盘录像机,这样更便于管理,也增强取证的准确性.柜员制可以将每一天的柜员收付情况以图像和声音的方式记录下来,一旦发生差错,可以通过录像录音进行复核.通过对几十个银行监控系统的检测,总结了一些心得,现以6路柜员和6路安全监控系统组成的储蓄所或支行数字监控系统改造为例解析方案。     

银行数字监控系统改造的检测分析

目前银行已开始广泛采用数字监控系统.用途包括柜员制和安全管理.现在都采用数字硬盘录像机来进行录像和存储,利用这套系统对原来的监控系统进行改造.如将原来安装的安全管理摄像机信号传输至硬盘录像机,这样更便于管理,也增强取证的准确性.柜员制可以将每一天的柜员收付情况以图像和声音的方式记录下来,一旦发生差错,可以通过录像录音进行复核.通过对几十个银行监控系统的检测,总结了一些心得,现以6路柜员和6路安全监控系统组成的储蓄所或支行数字监控系统改造为例解析方案.     

基于风险的运输安全评价——美国化学工业运输安全指南（摘要）

本指南是由运输专家,工厂管理员和其他负责产品,原材料的安全运输人员编写的,目的是叙述运输期间需考虑的安全问题,减少危险品给公众、搬运人员、销售人员、司机、合同工和工人造成危害的风险及对环境的破坏。指南提出了与危险品运输有关的安全问题。指南适用于所有的运     

美国社区救灾反应队

背景:一场大地震美国社区救灾反应队的概念是由洛杉矶市消防局在1985年提出并付诸实施的。在1987年得到了全社会的重视。1987年加利福尼亚威蒂尔峡谷发生了一次大地震,此次地震证明,一场大型灾难发生后,由于受难者的人数众多、通讯联络中断和道路阻塞等原因使救灾工作变得困难,人们不得不依赖互相帮助以满足救灾的瞬时需要。这样的例子在墨西哥市的一次大地震中也能找到很好的佐证。在墨西哥的这场大地震中,没有受过训练的自发自愿者挽救了800人的生命,可是也有100人在救难中丧生。这个代价太高,经过训练完全可以避免如此高的代价。美国人开始认识到在灾难尚未来临前政府所应扮演的重要角色。首先,政府应告知     

国外单兵装备介绍之美国警察专责特别行动小组(SWAT)

概述 1967年,美国第一个警察专责特别行动小组(SWAT)在美国的洛杉矶诞生.从此以后,全美国的警察力量都日益军事化了.包括乡村的警察局在内的各警察局,都纷纷建立了属于自己的警察专责特别行动小组.它们在60年代和70年代的国内骚乱中起了一番作用.80年代,反毒品战愈演愈烈,这种准军事化警察部队在很多城市都被用于打击毒品贩子.目前,许多可以由普通警官来处理的事情,都动用了这些特种部队;大约20%的警局都说,他们的特种部队是用来在社区进行巡逻的.     

美国拟修订现行危险信息标准

<正>美国劳工部职业安全与卫生管理局近日发布了G/TBT/N/USA/216/Add.1号补遗。该局拟修订现行危险信息标准,以符合联合国全球化学品统一分类及标签系统,相信修订提案能够改善向雇主和雇员提供的关于化学危     

美国西屋门禁系统方案

随着企事业管理现代化方向意识不断增强,基于卡出入口控制系统的管理模式已日趋普及.在应用过程中,系统商及用户越来越意识到产品的稳定性、功能的全面性成为品牌选择的关键. 美国西屋门禁系统一直以来以其卓越的稳定性得到用户的高度认可并成为大系统的首选品牌.     

美国能源部(DOE)安全技术

40多年来,美国能源部(DOE)一直扶持一项技术开发计划来支持保护核武器设施的警卫和安全政策.基本安全系统工程概念仍然有效,但设施系统的具体构成必须不断更新来应对恐怖分子的威胁和能力、更换老化部件和系统的需要.技术开发计划(TDP)的使命必须是多样性的,是为了保护各种各样的重要财产,如核武器、各种形式的特殊核材料、机密核武器设计信息、核设施、国家实验室、计算机系统和美国能源基础设施.考虑到核武器联合体包括位于美国各地区的数十家设施,而且没有两家设施是一样的,TDP是在执行一项颇具挑战性的任务.     

美国粮仓农工的安全风险识别与防护

本文通过谷物装卸设备存在危险的实例,强调了储粮仓内农工存在淹埋及窒息风险,重点介绍了美国职业安全和健康署（OSHA）提出的标准和相关法规,以及粮仓农工的安全风险识别与防护经验,以对我国粮仓农工的安全与防护提供帮助。     

美军信息化单兵防护装备浅析

信息化单兵防护装备集战场防护、信息处理功能于一体,以士兵作战需求为核心,采用新材料及新技术,通过一体化、系统化集成设计,有效利用士兵身体作为携行平台,实现了单兵综合作战效能的提升。