Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market

The European Union (EU) has developed different strategies to internalize the costs of excessive motor traffic in the road freight transport sector. One of these is a relaxation of restrictions on the size and load capacity of trucks that circulate between member States and a proposal has been made...

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Autores: Castillo Manzano, José I., Castro Nuño, Mercedes, Fageda, Xavier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/148662
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2021.01.001
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Palabra clave:Road accidents
Road fatalities
Freight transport
Longer and heavier vehicles
Megatrucks
Europe
Panel data
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spelling Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European marketCastillo Manzano, José I.Castro Nuño, MercedesFageda, XavierRoad accidentsRoad fatalitiesFreight transportLonger and heavier vehiclesMegatrucksEuropePanel dataThe European Union (EU) has developed different strategies to internalize the costs of excessive motor traffic in the road freight transport sector. One of these is a relaxation of restrictions on the size and load capacity of trucks that circulate between member States and a proposal has been made for Longer and Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) to be allowed to circulate across borders. LHVs are the so-called ‘‘megatrucks” (i.e., trucks with a length of 25 meters and a weight of 60 tonnes). Megatrucks have allowed to circulate for decades in some European countries such as Norway, Finland, and Sweden, world leaders in traffic accident prevention, although the impact that cross-border traffic would have on road safety is still unknown. Methods: This article provides an econometric analysis of the potential impact on road safety of allowing the circulation of ‘‘megatrucks” throughout the EU. Results: The findings show that countries that currently allow megatrucks to circulate present lower traffic accident and fatality levels, on average. Conclusions: The circulation of this type of vehicle is only advisable in countries where there is a certain degree of maturity and demonstrated achievements in the field of road safety. Practical applications: European countries that have allowed megatruck circulation obtaining better road safety outcomes in terms of accidents, although the accident lethality rate seems to be higher. Consequently, introducing megatruck circulation requires a prior proper preparation and examinationPergamon-Elsevier Science LTDAnálisis Económico y Economía PolíticaSEJ506: Applied Economics & Management2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/148662https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2021.01.001reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésJournal of Safety Research, 77, 1-12.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2021.01.001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1486622026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
title Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
spellingShingle Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
Castillo Manzano, José I.
Road accidents
Road fatalities
Freight transport
Longer and heavier vehicles
Megatrucks
Europe
Panel data
title_short Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
title_full Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
title_fullStr Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
title_full_unstemmed Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
title_sort Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Castillo Manzano, José I.
Castro Nuño, Mercedes
Fageda, Xavier
author Castillo Manzano, José I.
author_facet Castillo Manzano, José I.
Castro Nuño, Mercedes
Fageda, Xavier
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Fageda, Xavier
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Análisis Económico y Economía Política
SEJ506: Applied Economics & Management
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Road accidents
Road fatalities
Freight transport
Longer and heavier vehicles
Megatrucks
Europe
Panel data
topic Road accidents
Road fatalities
Freight transport
Longer and heavier vehicles
Megatrucks
Europe
Panel data
description The European Union (EU) has developed different strategies to internalize the costs of excessive motor traffic in the road freight transport sector. One of these is a relaxation of restrictions on the size and load capacity of trucks that circulate between member States and a proposal has been made for Longer and Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) to be allowed to circulate across borders. LHVs are the so-called ‘‘megatrucks” (i.e., trucks with a length of 25 meters and a weight of 60 tonnes). Megatrucks have allowed to circulate for decades in some European countries such as Norway, Finland, and Sweden, world leaders in traffic accident prevention, although the impact that cross-border traffic would have on road safety is still unknown. Methods: This article provides an econometric analysis of the potential impact on road safety of allowing the circulation of ‘‘megatrucks” throughout the EU. Results: The findings show that countries that currently allow megatrucks to circulate present lower traffic accident and fatality levels, on average. Conclusions: The circulation of this type of vehicle is only advisable in countries where there is a certain degree of maturity and demonstrated achievements in the field of road safety. Practical applications: European countries that have allowed megatruck circulation obtaining better road safety outcomes in terms of accidents, although the accident lethality rate seems to be higher. Consequently, introducing megatruck circulation requires a prior proper preparation and examination
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