Journal article
An evaluation of the red-light camera programme in the city of Dammam, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
M Stevenson, S Faruque, A Almajil, M Farhan, B Fildes, B Lawrence
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion | Taylor & Francis | Published : 2017
Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of red-light cameras in Dammam, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Two methods were used to assess changes in crash risk at the intersections at which the red-light camera programme had been operating. Geospatial analysis was used to visualize trends in road crash density over the geographical region of Dammam and a pre--post-camera crash analysis was undertaken. The distribution of injury crashes was greater than that of crashes which included property damage, the latter of which was concentrated around central Dammam. The five red-light cameras installed in 2012 were located outside areas of high-crash and injury density, and the total number of crashes rep..
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Funding Acknowledgements
M. Stevenson is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship, all authors other than B. Lawrence are supported through the Saudi Aramco Chair in Traffic Safety. All funding was provided by Saudi Aramco.