Research on the Impacts of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) in Rwanda to Develop a Guide for African Countries (GRSF CFP FY21)

The proposed consultancy services are going to conduct research related to the introduction of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) tools in a low-income African country (based on the Rwandan case study). Quantifying the effect of installing enforcement cameras on the number of damages, injuries, fatality collisions, and traffic offenses like speeding, crossing red lights, and talking with phones can be captured in this study. In other words, the safety of areas with installed camera can be evaluated by comparing them to control sites with no installed camera. Furthermore, this project aims to consider the evaluation of characteristics surrounding collisions like causes of accidents, time and date of collisions, etc. Also, changes in the trend and seasonality of collisions due to installing enforcement cameras can be known over time in different districts of Rwanda. This research intervention will result in broadly transferable guidelines for deployment in other low- and middle-income countries.

Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Lavallière

Student:

Partner:

Traffic Injury Research Foundation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program: