Costs and Benefits of Electronic Stability Control in Selected G20 Countries

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is designed to prevent skidding and loss of control in cases of over-steering and under-steering. ESC continuously monitors a vehicle’s trajectory, the steering wheel angle and the rotation speed of each wheel. If a mismatch occurs between the intended and the actual direction of travel ESC selectively applies the brakes and adjusts the engine power to maintain the vehicle's trajectory. ESC is regarded as the most important vehicle safety feature for crash avoidance because it is 38% effective in reducing the number of deaths in loss-of-control crashes. Thirteen G20 counties currently observe United Nations (UN) regulations on ESC. If the seven remaining countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa) also mandated ESC in 2020, the WHO estimates a $21.5 billion economic benefit to those countries from the prevention of deaths and serious injuries. (Argentina and Brazil will start applying ESC regulations in 2020.) The cost of implementing ESC on vehicles with anti-lock braking systems can be as little as $50 per vehicle. The benefits are significant, as for every dollar spent by consumers in purchasing vehicles with ESC, there is a US$2.80 return in economic benefit to society due the deaths and serious injuries avoided. Transport Research Laboratories (TRL) studied the costs and benefits of applying ESC regulation in G20 countries. TRL's analysis warns that without application of ESC regulations, the seven remaining G20 countries will reach only 44% installation of ESC by 2030. But if all seven countries implemented ESC regulations in 2020, 85% of the total car fleet in G20 countries will have ESC by 2030, a figure still below the UN target of 100% ESC fleet coverage by 2030. The report finds that 42,000 lives could be saved and 150,000 serious injuries prevented by 2030 if all new cars in seven G20 countries were required to be equipped with ESC starting in 2020.

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  https://trl.co.uk/publications/costs-and-benefits-of-electronic-stability-control-in-selected-g20-countries
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• Corporate Authors:

  TRL Limited

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  New York, NY  United States  10075
• Authors:
  • Hynd, David
  • Wallbank, Caroline
  • Kent, Jonathan
  • Ellis, Ciaran
  • Kalaiyarasan, Arun
  • Hunt, Rob
  • Seidl, Matthias
• Publication Date: 2019-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Published Project Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: 134p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Dynamic stability; Electronic control; Safety equipment; Traffic safety; Trajectory control; Vehicle electronics
• Identifier Terms: Electronic Stability Control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01737693
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781912433544
• Report/Paper Numbers: PPR868
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 2020 3:58PM