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Accident Analysis and Prevention 89 (2016) 9–21 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Accident Analysis and Prevention journal homepage: /locate/aap Driver views on speed and enforcement Edna Schechtman a, Hillel Bar-Gera a, Oren Musicant b,? a Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel b Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel article info Article history: Received 24 April 2015 Received in revised form 15 November 2015 Accepted 29 December 2015 Available online 14 January 2016 Keywords: Speed Enforcement Driver views abstract This paper reports on the results of a drivers’ survey regarding the effects of speed cameras for speed enforcement in Israel. The survey was part of a larger study that accompanied the introduction of digital speed cameras. Speed camera deployment started in 2011, and till the end of 2013 twenty-one cameras were deployed in interurban road sections. Yearly surveys were taken between 2010 and 2013 in 9 gas stations near speed camera installation sites in order to capture drivers’ opinions about speed and enforcement. Overall, 1993 drivers were interviewed. In terms of admitted speed behavior, 38% of the drivers in 2010, 21% in 2011, 13% in 2012 and 11% in 2013 reported that their driving speed was above the perceived posted speed limit. The proportion of drivers indicating some speed camera in?uence on driving decreased over the years. In addition, the majority of drivers (61%) predicted positive impact of speed cameras on safety. This result did not change signi?cantly over the years. The main stated explanation for speed limit violations was time pressure, while the main stated explanation for respecting the posted speed was enforcement, rather than safety concerns. Linear regression and sigmoidal models were applied to describe the linkage between the reported driving speed (dependent) and the perceive