COVID-19 lockdown and reduction of traffic accidents in Tarragona province, Spain
COVID-19 lockdown and reduction of traffic accidents in Tarragona province, Spain
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10.1016/j.trip.2020.100218
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2020-11-01
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Gutierrez, Aaron
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Saladie, Oscar;Bustamante, Edgar;Gutierrez, Aaron
本文分析西班牙政府为对抗COVID-19传播而颁布的封锁令对塔拉戈纳省（西班牙）交通事故的影响。在研究的封锁期间（2020年3月16日至4月26日），每天的事故数量与2月14日至20日（参考周）相比下降了74.3%，与2018年至2019年同期相比下降了76%。这一事故减少幅度高于同一参考期间流动性的减少幅度（62.9%）。这表明减少交通量对道路安全有倍增的积极影响。我们的研究结果提供了新的证据，证明COVID-19大流行对交通运输的破坏性影响，以及如何将其用作促进更可持续和安全的交通运输系统的催化剂。
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.