THE SOCIAL COSTS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING PEAK HOURS ---PRE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 3RD IRF MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL MEETING. TOWARDS BETTER ROAD PERFORMANCE, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, 13-18 FEBRUARY 1988. 6 VOLUMES.

Road pricing schemes recommend that tolls or user charges be imposed on congested roads as a means of reducing congestion. "optimum" tolls are generally based only on commuters travel time to the total exclusion of all other social costs, such as excessive fuel consumption, air and noise pollution, and an increase in the probability of accidents. This paper sums up studies in diverse fields in order to assess the true social costs of traffic congestion during peak commuting hours by accounting for all of the other social costs mentioned. A brief discussion of social costs vis-a-vis traffic congestion is also presented. A conservative estimate of the social cost of traffic congestion is shown to be about 38 cents per vehicle-mile. The break down is as follows: travel time 11.5 cents; air pollution 2.5 cents; noise pollution 0.4 cents; excess fuel consumption 11 cents; and traffic accidents 13 cents.(a) for the covering abstract of the proceedings see IRRD 817883.

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• Authors:
  • Khisty, C J
  • Kaftanski, P J
• Publication Date: 1988

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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 2.507-2.53
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  • Publication of: International Road Federation
  • Publisher: International Road Federation
  • ISSN: 1022-954X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Conferences; Costs; Crash rates; Fuel consumption; Noise; Peak periods; Sociology; Toll roads; Traffic congestion; Travel time; Trip length; Vehicle miles of travel; Work trips
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486927
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM