Cost of Large Truck-and Bus-Involved Crashes

Grzywacz, Wendy

doi:10.21949/1503005

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Cost of Large Truck-and Bus-Involved Crashes

2001-03-01
By Grzywacz, Wendy

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Grzywacz, Wendy
Corporate Creators:

Avalon Integrated Services, Inc.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bus Crashes Collisions Motor Carriers Truck Crashes
Publication/ Report Number:

FMCSA-MCRT-01-005
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1503005
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract:

Crashes involving trucks and buses with gross weight ratings over 10,000 pounds impose a variety of costs on the drivers of those vehicles; other drivers, involved either directly or indirectly in the crashes; and society as a whole. Such costs include medical expenses, emergency services, property damage, lost productivity, travel delays, and the monetized value of pain, suffering, and quality-of-life lost. Safety analysts use crash cost data for a variety of purposes, from analyzing the effectiveness of a roadway enhancement to measuring the impact of seatbelt use. Such data are critical when comparing the relative efficacy of crash countermeasures and calculating the cost-effectiveness of proposed safety regulations. Efficient allocation of resources for research, enforcement, and analysis depends on reliable crash cost data. This analysis brief summarizes the results of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) study on the cost (in 1999 dollars) of highway crashes involving large trucks and buses. The study final report is available at http://ai.volpe.dot.gov.
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