Table 8 Link-based Internal and External Crash Cost Estimates ($/vkt): This table shows that the internal crash costs incurred by travelers themselves are higher than the external costs imposed on others, and that highway crash costs are lower compared to those for other road types.
From: The internal and external cost of motor vehicle crashes
By area type | By road type | All roads | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Core cities | Suburban | Rural | Highways | Surface roadways | |||
Average | Internal | 0.146 | 0.119 | 0.154 | 0.062 | 0.154 | 0.130 |
External | 0.095 | 0.072 | 0.082 | 0.030 | 0.097 | 0.079 | |
Marginal | Internal | 0.058 | 0.040 | 0.050 | 0.005 | 0.061 | 0.046 |
External | 0.045 | 0.030 | 0.034 | 0.003 | 0.046 | 0.034 | |
