The report reviews the principles and the methods of cost/effectiveness analysis, and also examines the specific requirements for applying such analysis in the field of traffic safety. It is concluded that the formal analytical methodology is adequate, but its application is seriously limited by deficiencies in the substantive information available regarding the effects of traffic safety programs. Four specific categories are described: gross statistics, cause and effect relationships, program costs, and program effectiveness. The report examines the background for the study project, the principal findings, and the three major topics: analysis, data, and measurements. An annex contains a survey of optimization techniques, a pilot study evaluating remedies for cross-median collisions, a review of the adequacy of traffic safety data in various program categories, and a set of examples dealing with measurement problems.
Cost/Effectiveness in Traffic Safety
1967
195 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Industrial Safety Engineering , Civil Engineering , Management Practice , Traffic , Safety , Cost effectiveness , Transportation , Motor vehicle accidents , Feasibility studies , Passenger vehicles , Research program administration , Statistical analysis , Optimization , Motor vehicle operators , Training , Roads , Law