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COVID-19 lockdown and reduction of traffic accidents in Tarragona province, Spain

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    Identificador: imarina:8680186
    Autors:
    Saladié ÒBustamante EGutiérrez A
    Resum:
    © 2020 The Authors This paper analyses the impact that the lockdown decreed by the Spanish Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 has had on traffic accidents in Tarragona province (Spain). During the studied period of the lockdown (March 16 - April 26 2020) the number of accidents per day fell by 74,3% in coparison with those in February 14-20 (reference week) and 76% in respect to the equivalent period in 2018-2019. This reduction of accidents has been higher than the decrease of mobility during the same reference period (62.9%). This suggests a multiplicative positive effect of traffic reduction on roads safety. Our findings provide new evidences of the disruptive effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on transportation and of how it could be used as a catalyst to promote more sustainable and secure transport systems.
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    Autor segons l'article: Saladié Ò; Bustamante E; Gutiérrez A
    Departament: Geografia
    Autor/s de la URV: Gutiérrez Palomero, Aaron / Saladié Borraz, Òscar
    Paraules clau: Traffic accidents Tarragona Lockdown Covid-19
    Resum: © 2020 The Authors This paper analyses the impact that the lockdown decreed by the Spanish Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 has had on traffic accidents in Tarragona province (Spain). During the studied period of the lockdown (March 16 - April 26 2020) the number of accidents per day fell by 74,3% in coparison with those in February 14-20 (reference week) and 76% in respect to the equivalent period in 2018-2019. This reduction of accidents has been higher than the decrease of mobility during the same reference period (62.9%). This suggests a multiplicative positive effect of traffic reduction on roads safety. Our findings provide new evidences of the disruptive effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on transportation and of how it could be used as a catalyst to promote more sustainable and secure transport systems.
    Grup de recerca: GRATET. Anàlisi Territorial i Estudis Turístics
    Àrees temàtiques: Urban studies Transportation Management science and operations research Geography, planning and development Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental science (all) Civil and structural engineering Automotive engineering
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 25901982
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: oscar.saladie@urv.cat aaron.gutierrez@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-7989-0717 0000-0003-0557-6319
    Data d'alta del registre: 2023-03-06
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198220301299?via%3Dihub
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 8 100218-100218
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Saladié Ò; Bustamante E; Gutiérrez A (2020). COVID-19 lockdown and reduction of traffic accidents in Tarragona province, Spain. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 8(), 100218-100218. DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2020.100218
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    DOI de l'article: 10.1016/j.trip.2020.100218
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2020
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
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    Automotive Engineering,Civil and Structural Engineering,Environmental Science (Miscellaneous),Geography, Planning and Development,Management Science and Operations Research,Transportation,Urban Studies
    Traffic accidents
    Tarragona
    Lockdown
    Covid-19
    Urban studies
    Transportation
    Management science and operations research
    Geography, planning and development
    Environmental science (miscellaneous)
    Environmental science (all)
    Civil and structural engineering
    Automotive engineering
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