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

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    Identifier: imarina:9436254
    Authors:
    Saladie, OscarBustamante, EdgarGutierrez, Aaron
    Abstract:
    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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    Author, as appears in the article.: Saladie, Oscar; Bustamante, Edgar; Gutierrez, Aaron
    Department: Geografía
    URV's Author/s: Bustamante Picón, Edgar / Gutiérrez Palomero, Aaron / Saladié Borraz, Òscar
    Keywords: Volume Trauma center Transport Traffic accidents Tarragona Tarragon Safety Lockdown Kernel density-estimation Impact Fatalities Covid-19 Congestion
    Abstract: 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.
    Thematic Areas: Urban studies Transportation Management science and operations research Geography, planning and development Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental science (all) Civil and structural engineering Automotive engineering
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: edgar.bustamante@urv.cat edgar.bustamante@urv.cat aaron.gutierrez@urv.cat oscar.saladie@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-0557-6319 0000-0002-7989-0717
    Record's date: 2025-02-08
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Paper original source: Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 8 100218-100218
    APA: Saladie, Oscar; Bustamante, Edgar; Gutierrez, Aaron (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
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2020
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Automotive Engineering,Civil and Structural Engineering,Environmental Science (Miscellaneous),Geography, Planning and Development,Management Science and Operations Research,Transportation,Urban Studies
    Volume
    Trauma center
    Transport
    Traffic accidents
    Tarragona
    Tarragon
    Safety
    Lockdown
    Kernel density-estimation
    Impact
    Fatalities
    Covid-19
    Congestion
    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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