On a Crash Course: The Dangers and Health Costs of Deficient Roadways

This study examines the role that road condition plays in causing and contributing to traffic accidents on the nation's highways. It's main finding is that the severity and cost of highway traffic accidents that have road condition as a causative factor are much greater than traffic accidents that are caused by speeding, not wearing seat belts, or drunk driving. Traffic accidents that have road condition as a contributing factor cost over $217 billion dollars every year. Condition of roads contributes to over half - 52.7% - of the almost 42,000 deaths in America that result from traffic accidents every year.

• Record URL:
  http://www.infrastructureusa.org/on-a-crash-course-the-dangers-and-health-costs-of-deficient-roadways/
• 
• Corporate Authors:

  Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

  11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900
  Calverton, MD  United States  20705-3102

  Transportation Construction Coalition

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association
  The ARTBA Building, 1219 28th Street, N.W.
  Washington, DC  United States  20007-3389
• Authors:
  • Miller, Ted R
  • Zaloshnja, Eduard
• Publication Date: 2009-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 36p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crash causes; Crash severity; Fatalities; Highway factors in crashes; Highway safety; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road condition
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01135610
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 2009 8:13AM