Effect of reducing the posted speed limit to 30 km per hour on pedestrian motor vehicle collisions in Toronto, Canada - a quasi experimental, pre-post study

• Main Authors: Liraz Fridman (Author), Rebecca Ling (Author), Linda Rothman (Author), Marie Soleil Cloutier (Author), Colin Macarthur (Author), Brent Hagel (Author), Andrew Howard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pedestrian related deaths have recently been on the rise in Canada. The effect of changing posted speeds on the frequency and severity of pedestrian motor vehicle collisions (PMVC) is not well studied using controlled quasi-experimental designs. The objective of this study was to...