Reduce Speed Limits From 90km/h to 80 km/h on French Roads: Impact on Mortality

Reduce Speed Limits From 90km/h to 80 km/h on French Two-way Roads Without Central Separator: the Number of Traffic Related Fatalities on the Network Concerned "Before and After" the Reduction of Speed Limits.

On the first July 2018, the French government lowered the maximum authorized speeds on two-way roads without a central separator from 90 km/h to 80 km/h. The network concerned represents approximately 400 000 km of roads outside the built-up area, accounting for 55% of road deaths.

The objective of the measure is to reduce the number of deaths on the roads concerned by encouraging the reduction of the average speed practiced by drivers.

The analysis deals with a comparison of the number of killed persons on the network concerned, before and after the reduction of the speed limits. The "before" period is 2015-2017. The "after" period is from July 2018 to June 2019.

The data used are extracted from the national bodily injury accident file (BAAC). The police fills this file for each road accidents occurring on a road open to public traffic and causing at least one victim (i.e., one user requiring medical care and involving at least one vehicle).

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Death; Health Risks

Detailed Description

This measure was intended general and concerns a type of roads in its entirety. The rest of the road network is too heterogeneous (urban, highways ...), leading to an accidentology very far in terms of severity, users concerned and families of accidents to allow the establishment of control groups that would not be affected by a reduction in the speed limit. As a result, the principle of an assessment of "before-and-after" effects has been retained.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 80000000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Lyon, France
    • Recruiting
    • Cerema
    • Contact: David Chupin

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All the population who circulate on French non-motorway non-urban roads during the period of the study may be potentially concerned

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• people who circulate on French non-motorway non-urban roads during the period of the study
• any person who dies in a road accident on this network during the period of the study, who either dies instantly or within 30 days of the accident, due to the consequences of the accident

Exclusion Criteria:

• all persons involved in an accident on a private road
• all persons involved in a road accident without a motor vehicle

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
users of French roads; all road users circulating on French roads outside over-seas

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evolution of the number of fatalities in road accidents before and after the implementation of the measure	the number of fatalities in road accidents on non-motorway non-urban roads during the period July 2018-June 2019 ("after" the measure) compared to the number of fatalities during the period 2015-2017 ("before" the measure)	before period: 2015-2017 / after period: July 2018- June 2019

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Sub-groups analysis of road fatalities, by type of road users, before and after the implementation of the measure	For each type of road users, the number of fatalities in road accidents on non-motorway non-urban roads during the period July 2018-June 2019 ("after" the measure) compared to the number of fatalities during the period 2015-2017 ("before" the measure)	before period: 2015-2017 / after period: July 2018- June 2019

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement
• Investigators: Study Director: Marine Millot, PhD, Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): January 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 9, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): January 10, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 10, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 9, 2019
• Last Verified: January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Speed; Road safety
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2018-12

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No