SAFETY IN TRANSPORTATION: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, LAW AND INSURANCE

THIS PAPER, ONE OF A SERIES OF STUDIES FOR THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, SERVES AS BACKGROUND AND PRELIMINARY CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY. THE UNIQUE ROLES PLAYED BY THE INTERACTIONS OF PASSENGERS, GOVERNMENT, LAW, AND INSURANCE ARE EXPLORED. FUNCTIONS OF INSURANCE AND LIABILITY LAWS AND REASONS FOR THEIR FAILURE IN OPTIMIZING SAFETY ARE DISCUSSED. BRIEF BENEFIT COST STATEMENTS FOR SEVERAL TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES--MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION, SEAT BELTS, CRASH HELMETS ARE INCLUDED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report Rm-5873-DOT, 43 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  RAND Corporation

  1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138
  Santa Monica, CA  United States  90407-2138
• Authors:
  • Lave, L B
• Publication Date: 1969-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Governments; Helmets; Highway safety; Inspection; Insurance; Laws; Manual safety belts; Motor vehicles; Passengers; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interaction
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220726
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1970 12:00AM