NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety;NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE;
Abstract:
Light trucks, such as sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and pickups, impose greater risks of injury and death on other motorists than do cars, while at the same time providing their occupants with increased protection against these risks relative to cars. In theory, these characteristics could combine to create a network effect: the more people who drive light trucks, the greater the propensity of a consumer to choose a light truck relative to a car (that is, as a means of protection against other light trucks on the road). Previous research has measured the adverse effects of light trucks on the safety of other motorists (i.e., the negative externality), and a couple of studies have identified the possibility of light-truck-induced vehicle choice effects. None have attempted to develop a standard metric for light trucks’ impacts on vehicle choice across varying market conditions.
2000-12-01 | Journal of Transportation and Statistics
Abstract:
Pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and minivans are classified as light duty trucks (LDTs) in the United States, resulting in a variety of ...
This report summarizes key trends in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, fuel economy and technology usage related to model year (MY) 1975 through 2009 li...
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