title: Self-reported effectiveness of double-fine zones as a speed control measure.
abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of signs alerting drivers to double traffic fines in highway work zones, school zones and safety corridors. The evaluation was based on a driver survey that investigated the decision to exceed speed limits across a range of driving contexts and risk categories. The findings indicated that personal assessments of risk change from one hypothetical situation to another, suggesting that people make a more or less calculated decision to violate the speed limit, based on those risks. The findings also suggested that people perceive a higher relative risk associated with traffic fines if the situation is one in which a doubling of traffic fines may apply. Finally, the results showed that interview subjects who reported being aware of double-fine zones tended to have somewhat higher assessments of the risk associated with traffic citations, traffic fines and higher insurance rates.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Department of Transportation, Research Unit, Salem, Oregon 97301-5192, USA. barnie.p.jones@odot.state.or.us
authors.forename: Barnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007346:Insurance, Accident; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009922:Oregon; D011678:Punishment / Q000523:psychology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety