Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union

被引：48

作者：

Castillo-Manzano, Jose I. ^{[1
]}

Castro-Nuno, Mercedes ^{[1
]}

Fageda, Xavier ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Seville, Appl Econ & Management Res Grp, Seville, Spain

[2] Univ Barcelona, Dept Econ Policy, E-08007 Barcelona, Spain

来源：

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW | 2016年 / 88卷

关键词：

Road freight transport; Truck types; Load capacity; Road safety; Panel data; European Union; SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLES; CRASH INVOLVEMENT; INJURY SEVERITY; FATALITY RISK; SAVE LIVES; SAFETY; TRANSPORT; LIGHT; DETERMINANTS; MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tre.2016.02.003

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Applying econometric techniques to EU28 panel data and controlling for explanatory variables such as road types, we find that increased truck load capacity does not necessarily aggravate road traffic safety. Specifically, heavy trucks do not seem to be linked with greater numbers of traffic fatalities/accidents, medium trucks appear to be the worst performers in terms of fatalities, and light trucks seem to be the worst for accidents. In summary, our results clarify the complex relationship between truck load capacity and road safety, pointing to the existence of a negative correlation for accidents per capita and an inverse U-shaped curve for fatalities per capita. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：94 / 109

页数：16

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