HIGHWAY ACCIDENT COSTS AND RATES IN TEXAS

A METHOD OF ESTIMATING COSTS FOR SELECTED ACCIDENTS USING COST DATA HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. GIVEN THE NUMBER AND TYPE (CAR/TRUCK) OF VEHICLES INVOLVED AND THE NUMBER OF FATALLY INJURED PERSONS, ACCIDENT COSTS CAN BE DERIVED USING THE DIRECT COST PER INVOLVEMENT AND LOSS OF FUTURE EARNINGS ESTIMATES PRESENTED IN THE REPORT. ALSO, ACCIDENT RATES FOR SELECTED HIGHWAY DESIGNS AND FOR VARIOUS AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC COUNTS ARE PRESENTED AND ANALYZED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Burke, B
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Average daily traffic; Costs; Crash rates; Fatalities; Highway design; Traffic counting; Traffic crashes; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost data
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219753
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 144-1
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM