ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

ECONOMISCHE EFFECTEN VAN VERKEERSONGEVALLEN

A brief review is presented of some international publications concerning traffic accident costs. An attempt is made to show which costs are considered in each of the publications studied. Costs can be: vehicle damage, medical costs, insurance costs, police or local authority costs, loss of income, emergency costs, productivity losses etc. There is no homogeneity in the different studies. Some definitions are given of the loss of productivity caused by traffic accidents.

• Corporate Authors:

  Stichting het Nederlands Economisch Instituut

  Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1985-10

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Costs; Crashes; Economics; Forecasting; Income; Injuries; Insurance; Loss and damage; Methodology; Police; Traffic; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00498850
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM