Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe
We examine the impact on the traffic accident rate of the interaction between trucks and cars on Europe’s roads using a panel data set that covers the period 1999–2010. We find that rising motorization rates for trucks lead to higher traffic fatalities, while rising motorization rates for cars do no...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/148925 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/148925 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.01.010 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Trucks Road fatalities Europe Speed limits Blood alcohol concentration |
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| author | Castillo Manzano, José I. |
| author2 | Castro Nuño, Mercedes Fageda, Xavier |
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| author_browse | Castillo Manzano, José I. Castro Nuño, Mercedes Fageda, Xavier |
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| description | We examine the impact on the traffic accident rate of the interaction between trucks and cars on Europe’s roads using a panel data set that covers the period 1999–2010. We find that rising motorization rates for trucks lead to higher traffic fatalities, while rising motorization rates for cars do not. Empirically, the model we build predicts the positive impact of stricter speed limit legislation for trucks in the reduction of road fatalities. These findings lend support to European strategies and aimed at promoting alternative modes of freight transport, including rail and maritime transport. |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| publisher | Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD |
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| spelling | Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe Castillo Manzano, José I. Castro Nuño, Mercedes Fageda, Xavier Trucks Road fatalities Europe Speed limits Blood alcohol concentration We examine the impact on the traffic accident rate of the interaction between trucks and cars on Europe’s roads using a panel data set that covers the period 1999–2010. We find that rising motorization rates for trucks lead to higher traffic fatalities, while rising motorization rates for cars do not. Empirically, the model we build predicts the positive impact of stricter speed limit legislation for trucks in the reduction of road fatalities. These findings lend support to European strategies and aimed at promoting alternative modes of freight transport, including rail and maritime transport. Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD https://hdl.handle.net/11441/148925 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.01.010 |
| spellingShingle | Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe Castillo Manzano, José I. Trucks Road fatalities Europe Speed limits Blood alcohol concentration |
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| title | Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe |
| title_full | Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe |
| title_fullStr | Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe |
| title_short | Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe |
| title_sort | Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe |
| topic | Trucks Road fatalities Europe Speed limits Blood alcohol concentration |
| topic_facet | Trucks Road fatalities Europe Speed limits Blood alcohol concentration |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/148925 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.01.010 |