Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants

Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants

This paper examines the relationship between traffic fatalities and income for vehicle occupants and pedestrians and investigates factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometre travelled (VKT) using panel data for 32 countries from 1963-2002. Results suggest the downward-sloping...

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Main Authors: Kopits, Elizabeth, Cropper, Maureen
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion
Safety and Accidents
Transportation Noise R410
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4641
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spelling okr-10986-46412021-04-23T14:02:18Z Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants Kopits, Elizabeth Cropper, Maureen Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion Safety and Accidents Transportation Noise R410 This paper examines the relationship between traffic fatalities and income for vehicle occupants and pedestrians and investigates factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometre travelled (VKT) using panel data for 32 countries from 1963-2002. Results suggest the downward-sloping portion of the curve relating traffic fatalities per capita to per capita income is due primarily to improved pedestrian safety (Kopits and Cropper, 2005a). More detailed models shed light on factors influencing pedestrian fatalities/VKT but some of the long-term improvement remains unexplained. Declines in occupant fatalities/VKT are explained primarily by reductions in alcohol abuse, improved medical services, and fewer young drivers. 2012-03-30T07:28:59Z 2012-03-30T07:28:59Z 2008 Journal Article Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 00225258 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4641 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion
Safety and Accidents
Transportation Noise R410
spellingShingle Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion
Safety and Accidents
Transportation Noise R410
Kopits, Elizabeth
Cropper, Maureen
Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants
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description This paper examines the relationship between traffic fatalities and income for vehicle occupants and pedestrians and investigates factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometre travelled (VKT) using panel data for 32 countries from 1963-2002. Results suggest the downward-sloping portion of the curve relating traffic fatalities per capita to per capita income is due primarily to improved pedestrian safety (Kopits and Cropper, 2005a). More detailed models shed light on factors influencing pedestrian fatalities/VKT but some of the long-term improvement remains unexplained. Declines in occupant fatalities/VKT are explained primarily by reductions in alcohol abuse, improved medical services, and fewer young drivers.
format Journal Article
author Kopits, Elizabeth
Cropper, Maureen
author_facet Kopits, Elizabeth
Cropper, Maureen
author_sort Kopits, Elizabeth
title Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants
title_short Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants
title_full Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants
title_fullStr Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants
title_full_unstemmed Why Have Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialised Countries? Implications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants
title_sort why have traffic fatalities declined in industrialised countries? implications for pedestrians and vehicle occupants
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4641
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