DIRECT COSTS OF CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS

USING DATA FURNISHED BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE DIRECT COSTS OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING ON THE CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED. THESE COSTS HAVE BEEN CATEGORIZED BY SEVERITY, VEHICLE TYPE (CARS/TRUCKS), ACCESS CONTROL (FREEWAY/NONFREEWAY), AND THE RURAL-URBAN DICHOTOMY. THREE POSSIBLE PLANNING AND BUDGETING USES OF ACCIDENT COST DATA ARE SUGGESTED. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1968/225/225-002.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Traffic Safety and presented at the 47th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Smith, Richard N
  • Tamburri, Thomas N
• Discussers:
  • Flanakin, H A Mike
  • Smith, R N
  • Tamburri, T N
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 9-29
• Monograph Title: Traffic safety and accident research
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 225
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Areas; Crash investigation; Crash severity; Data analysis; Direct costs; Estimates; Mathematical analysis; Traffic crashes; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Access control
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220248
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 12 1994 12:00AM