ESTIMATING THE FULL ECONOMIC COSTS OF TRUCK INCIDENTS ON URBAN FREEWAYS. FINAL REPORT

This study addresses one aspect of the impact of truck-related freeway incidents, namely the economic costs of such incidents. Such costs consist of accident-related costs (vehicle repairs, medical expenses, economic losses associated with fatalities), increased vehicle operating costs due to the additional congestion, clean-up costs for such events as spilled loads or fires, and the economic costs of delay to motorists. Travelers' time has economic value, and congestion caused by truck-related incidents imposes economic costs on the community. The losses to society of this additional delay to individuals and commercial enterprises must be added to accident costs, increased vehicle operating costs, and clean-up costs to determine the full economic costs of truck-related incidents on urban freeways. This is the purpose of this study. Los Angeles County is used as the setting.

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• Authors:
  • Teal, R F
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 51 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: California University, Irvine
  • Publisher: University of California, Irvine
  • ISSN: 0193-5860

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Economic impacts; Estimating; Freeways; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Traffic congestion; Traffic delays; Traffic incidents; Trucks; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Incidents
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California); Los Angeles County (California)
• Old TRIS Terms: Urban freeways
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00482437
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCI-ITS-RR-88-3, HS-040 853
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 30 1991 12:00AM