PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS REGULATION

The Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 requires all vehicles produced for sale in Canada after December 1, 1989 be equipped with daytime running lights (DRL). This paper presents a cost-benefit analysis of the use of DRL in preventing collisions, taking into account the original equipment costs of fitting vehicles with DRL and with the fuel consumption penalties associated with fitting and use of DRL. High and low cost estimates are given, reflecting factors such as the difference between integrating DRL into existing systems or into new vehicle designs. Benefits are calculated from the collision reduction rate due to DRL as determined in a 1995 Transport Canada study, combined with previously developed estimates of the standard cost of the avoided collisions.

• Corporate Authors:

  Road Safety

  Ottawa, Ontario,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Lawrence, E
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Cost estimating; Crash avoidance systems; Daytime running lamps; Estimates; Safety; Standards; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicle safety standards
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00730632
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 3 1997 12:00AM