Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Accid Anal Prev. 2011 Jan;43(1):483-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.08.026.
Despite their growing popularity in North America, little research has been conducted on understanding the effects of roadside memorials on drivers' behaviour. In this study, we examined the short-term effects of roadside memorials on traffic speed and headways on a high speed intercity freeway as well as its long-term effect on traffic speed on a high speed urban freeway. Our study found that the placement of roadside memorials did not have any significant effect on traffic speeds or headways, either in the short or long term. Therefore, concerns about the negative effects on driver behaviour were not supported by this research, at least with regards to speeding and following too closely. However, no positive effects on safety were found either.
尽管在北美越来越受欢迎，但对理解路侧纪念物对驾驶员行为的影响的研究甚少。在这项研究中，我们检验了路侧纪念物对城市间高速公路上交通速度和车头时距的短期影响，以及对城市高速公路上交通速度的长期影响。我们的研究发现，无论是在短期还是长期，路侧纪念物的设置对交通速度或车头时距都没有显著影响。因此，关于对驾驶员行为产生负面影响的担忧，这项研究并未提供支持，至少在超速和跟车过近方面是这样。然而，也没有发现任何积极的安全效果。
