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Do more trucks lead to more motor vehicle fatalities in European roads? : evaluating the impact of specific safety strategies
Castillo-Manzano, José I.; Castro-Nuño, Mercedes; … - 2015
is a key part of logistics, but because trucks are usually associated with negative externalities including pollution …, comparatively little attention has been paid to the role of trucks in road accidents. A review of the literature identifies various … characteristics of heavy and large trucks. However, to date, there seems to have been developed few studies evaluating the complex …
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“Are traffic violators criminals? Searching for answers in experiences of European countries”
Castillo-Manzano, José I.; Castro-Nuño, Mercedes; … - Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona - 2014
The connection between road traffic safety and criminal behavior has recently become a topic of interest in the literature, although little emphasis placed on the relationship with road accidents. Evidence worldwide shows that people who commit other offences characteristic of antisocial...
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Are traffic violators criminals? Searching for answers in the experiences of European countries
Castillo-Manzano, José I.; Castro-Nuño, Mercedes; … - In: Transport Policy 38 (2015) C, pp. 86-94
The connection between crime and road safety is a relatively recent topic in academic research, although most studies have focused on the link between criminal behavior and traffic offenses, and only a few authors discuss the possible relationship with traffic accident fatalities. Evidence...
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The Speed Limits Debate: Is Effective A Temporary Change? The Case Of Spain.
Castro-Nuno, Mercedes; Castillo-Manzano, José I.; … - 2013
Nowadays, speeding is one of the most relevant problems for traffic safety and most resistant to change in motorized countries. The key instruments in Speed Management Policy are speed limits. This road safety strategy is often established or changed, in order to save fuel during periods of...
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THE SPEED LIMITS DEBATE: IS EFFECTIVE A TEMPORARY CHANGE? THE CASE OF SPAIN.
Castro-Nuno, Mercedes; Castillo-Manzano, José I.; … - European Regional Science Association - 2013
Nowadays, speeding is one of the most relevant problems for traffic safety and most resistant to change in motorized countries. The key instruments in Speed Management Policy are speed limits. This road safety strategy is often established or changed, in order to save fuel during periods of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755464
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The speed limits debate : is effective a temporary change? : the case of Spain
Castillo-Manzano, José I.; Castro Nuño, Mercedes; … - 2013
Nowadays, speeding is one of the most relevant problems for traffic safety and most resistant to change in motorized countries. The key instruments in Speed Management Policy are speed limits. This road safety strategy is often established or changed, in order to save fuel during periods of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011616901
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The accident externality from trucking
Muehlenbachs, Lucija A.; Staubli, Stefan; Chu, Ziyan - 2017
risk of a car-on-car collision. Our estimates imply two percent of all car-on-car collisions can be attributed to trucks on …
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The Accident Externality from Trucking
Muehlenbachs, Lucija A. - 2017
trucks during the shale gas boom in Pennsylvania. Using quasi-experimental variation in truck traffic, we isolate the effect … insurance premiums of other road users increase when trucks are added to the road …
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A Matter of Life and Death? Hospital Distance and Quality of Care - Evidence from Emergency Hospital Closures and Myocardial Infarctions
Avdic, Daniel - 2015
The article analyzes to which extent residential proximity from an emergency hospital affects the probability of surviving an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The critical time aspect in AMI treatment provides an ideal application for evaluating this proximity outcome hypothesis. Previous...
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A matter of life and death? Hospital distance and quality of care: Evidence from emergency hospital closures and myocardial infarctions
Avdic, Daniel - 2015
The article analyzes to which extent residential proximity from an emergency hospital affects the probability of surviving an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The critical time aspect in AMI treatment provides an ideal application for evaluating this proximity-outcome hypothesis. Previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464461