QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF POLICY DECISIONS

The use of quantitative models for highway safety policy analysis is discussed. The importance of interaction between managers and model analysts is emphasized for the development and application of these models. Two examples are presented. First, the trade-off between injury cost and fuel savings as a function of vehicle weight reduction is analyzed. Second, passive restraint effectiveness and its interaction with vehicle size is studied.(a) (TRRL)

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  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Headington Hill Hall
  Oxford OX30BW,    
• Authors:
  • Carlson, W L
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 41-53
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Costs; Crashes; Decision making; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Highway safety; Injuries; Mathematical models; Measures of effectiveness; Passive restraint systems; Policy; Quantitative analysis; Safety; Transportation policy; Vehicle size; Vehicle weight; Vehicles; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Effectiveness
• ITRD Terms: 224: Cost; 5911: Efficiency; 232: Fuel consumption; 2163: Injury; 6473: Mathematical model; 1466: Passive safety system; 173: Policy; 1665: Safety; 1255: Vehicle; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325311
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-028 896
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1985 12:00AM