Objectives:

To assess the potential impact of the level of policing on reductions in casualties.

Methodology:

Literature review

Key Findings

• Increasing the level of traffic policing reduces the number of crashes and traffic violations.

• Increased visible policing makes a real difference.

• Stopping 1 in 6 speeding offenders has a noticeable effect.

• Studies of enforcement of drink-driving show that increasing policing tends to reduce accidents and casualties.

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