Table 1 Unit crash cost specification and their external portion.
From: The internal and external cost of motor vehicle crashes
Crash cost factor | Definition | External proportion | Fatal | Incapacitating injury | Non-incapacitating injury | Complaint of pain | Property-damage only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical | The cost of medical treatment related to traffic crash injuries | 85% | $11,317 | $21,189 | $4,981 | $4,393 | $2,571 |
Property damage | The value of vehicles or other items damaged in traffic crashes | 50% | $10,712 | $3,518 | $2,465 | $2,407 | $1,624 |
Market | The discounted value of the lost wages and benefits over the victim’s remaining life span | 0% | $933,262 | $24,403 | $6,465 | $5,096 | $2,184 |
EMS | Emergency service cost | 85% | $902 | $122 | $56 | $45 | $20 |
Household productivity | The value of lost productive household activity | 0% | $289,910 | $7,182 | $1,966 | $1,562 | $710 |
Insurance administration | The administrative expenses of processing insurance claims due to motor vehicle crashes | 85% | $28,322 | $11,751 | $3,670 | $3,648 | $2,240 |
Workplace cost | The cost of workplace disruption due to the loss or absence of an employee | 100% | $11,783 | $3,941 | $1,459 | $208 | $7 |
Legal cost | The legal fees and court costs associated with civil litigation resulting from traffic crashes | 85% | $106,488 | $8,557 | $1,684 | $1,125 | $56 |
Congestion cost | The costs due to congestion results from motor vehicle crashes | 100% | $5,720 | $1,385 | $995 | $1,009 | $1,026 |
Quality of life | Lost quality of life | 0% for single-vehicle crashes; 1/(n − 1) of all injuries in a crash. | $7,747,082 | $919,158 | $252,268 | $108,274 | $31,859 |
