National road mortality reduction targets under European Union road safety policy: 2011-2020
The European Union (EU) has proposed renewing the target for halving the number of road fatalities in the period 2011-2020. In this paper, a nonlinear distribution method for dynamic fatality reduction targets is applied for the purpose of finding individual national mortality reduction targets for...
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Published in | Transportation planning and technology Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 264 - 286 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Abingdon
Routledge
03.04.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Summary: | The European Union (EU) has proposed renewing the target for halving the number of road fatalities in the period 2011-2020. In this paper, a nonlinear distribution method for dynamic fatality reduction targets is applied for the purpose of finding individual national mortality reduction targets for each of the 27 member countries in the EU. Weighting is undertaken for four scenarios based on the following indicators: road mortality rates, fatality rates, fatality risks, and fatality density. Results are presented for four proposals to reduce the number of fatalities in each Member State, based on the original situation of the indicators considered in the study. The results seek to provide policy-makers with a broader vision with regard to the achievement of the goals of EU road safety policy. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0308-1060 1029-0354 |
DOI: | 10.1080/03081060.2013.875277 |