Accurately modelling crashes, and predicting crash occurrence and associated severities
are a prerequisite for devising countermeasures and develo** effective road safety …

BACKGROUND: Excessive alcohol consumption causes premature death (average of
79,000 deaths annually); increased disease and injury; property damage from fire and motor …

The analysis of highway-crash data has long been used as a basis for influencing highway
and vehicle designs, as well as directing and implementing a wide variety of regulatory …

In 2010, there were 32,999 people killed, 3.9 million were injured, and 24 million vehicles
were damaged in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. The economic costs of these …

Reducing the severity of injuries resulting from motor-vehicle crashes has long been a
primary emphasis of highway agencies and motor-vehicle manufacturers. While progress …

This timely new edition of Kenneth A. Small's seminal textbook Urban Transportation
Economics, co-authored with Erik T. Verhoef, has been fully updated, covering new areas …

Estimating the cost to society of individual crimes is essential to the economic evaluation of
many social programs, such as substance abuse treatment and community policing. A …

The World report on road traffic injury prevention1 is the first major report being jointly issued
by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank on this subject. It underscores …

Sleep disorders are frequent (18%–23%) and constitute a major risk factor for psychiatric,
cardiovascular, metabolic or hormonal co-morbidity and mortality. Low social status or …

Road transport imposes negative externalities on society. These externalities include
environmental and road damage, accidents, congestion, and oil dependence. The cost of …