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Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-05-051
Date: October 2005 |
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Crash Cost Estimates by Maximum Police-Reported Injury Severity Within Selected Crash GeometriesPDF Version (424 KB)
PDF files can be viewed with the Acrobat® Reader® ForewordIn conventional traffic safety evaluations, the outcome measure is typically the frequency of police-reported crashes, often with separate estimates for different severity levels. However, some treatments may decrease some crash types but increase others. If these crash types are characterized by different average injury severities, then comparing crash frequencies will not provide the user with an accurate picture of treatment effectiveness. Such a scenario led to the development of the crash cost estimates by crash geometry described in this report. This paper presents estimates for the economic (human capital) and comprehensive costs per crash for six KABCO groupings (used by police to classify injury) within 22 selected crash types and within two speed limit categories (<=72 kilometers per hour (km/h) (<=45 miles per hour (mi/h)) and >=80 km/h (>= 80 / 50 mi/h)). The comprehensive costs include nonmonetary losses. To produce these cost estimates, previously developed costs per victim keyed on the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) injury severity scale were merged into U.S. traffic crash data files that scored injuries in both AIS and KABCO scales to produce per crash estimates. The detailed estimates of this study make it possible to include crash severity comparisons in the analysis of different types of crashes by attaching costs to them, and to do so in 2001 dollars. Michael Trentacoste, Director Office of Safety Research and Development Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document. The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers' names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document. Quality Assurance Statement The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides high-quality information to serve Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its information. FHWA periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement.
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized (art. 5/94) Table of Contents
List of TablesTable 1. Level 2 crash cost estimates categorized by speed limit. Table 2. Level 1 by speed limit. Table 3. Level 1 without speed limit. Table 4. Level 2 by speed limit. Table 5. Level 2 without speed limit. Table 6. Level 3A by speed limit. Table 7. Level 3A without speed limit. Table 8. Level 3B by speed limit. Table 9. Level 3B without speed limit. Table 10. Level 4 by speed limit. Table 11. Level 4 without speed limit. Table 12. Level 5 with speed limit. Table 13. Level 5 without speed limit. Table 14. Level 6 with speed limit. |