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

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 fataliti...

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Autores: Castillo Manzano, José Ignacio, Castro Nuño, Mercedes, Fageda, Xavier, 1975-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Transport de mercaderies
Transport per carretera
Seguretat viària
Freight transportation
Automotive transportation
Traffic safety
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spelling Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European UnionCastillo Manzano, José IgnacioCastro Nuño, MercedesFageda, Xavier, 1975-Transport de mercaderiesTransport per carreteraSeguretat viàriaFreight transportationAutomotive transportationTraffic safetyApplying 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.Elsevier Ltd2016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/107686Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2016.02.003Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2016, vol. 88, num. April, p. 94-109https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2016.02.003cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier Ltd, 2016http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1076862026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
title Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
spellingShingle Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
Castillo Manzano, José Ignacio
Transport de mercaderies
Transport per carretera
Seguretat viària
Freight transportation
Automotive transportation
Traffic safety
title_short Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
title_full Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
title_fullStr Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
title_sort Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Castillo Manzano, José Ignacio
Castro Nuño, Mercedes
Fageda, Xavier, 1975-
author Castillo Manzano, José Ignacio
author_facet Castillo Manzano, José Ignacio
Castro Nuño, Mercedes
Fageda, Xavier, 1975-
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Fageda, Xavier, 1975-
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Transport de mercaderies
Transport per carretera
Seguretat viària
Freight transportation
Automotive transportation
Traffic safety
topic Transport de mercaderies
Transport per carretera
Seguretat viària
Freight transportation
Automotive transportation
Traffic safety
description 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.
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