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Table 71. Estimated Costs to Society of Large Truck and Intercity Motorcoach
Crashes by Vehicle Type and Crash Severity, 2009
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Cost Category
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Single-Unit Trucks
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Combination Trucks
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|
Maximum Crash Severity
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Total
|
Maximum Crash Severity
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Total
|
|
Fatal
|
Injury
|
Property Damage Only
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Fatal
|
Injury
|
Property Damage Only
|
|
Average Cost by Category (2009 Dollars)
|
|
$61,000
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$27,000
|
$0
|
$5,000
|
$55,000
|
$23,000
|
$0
|
$5,000
|
|
$1,000
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
$1,000
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
$9,000
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$9,000
|
$5,000
|
$6,000
|
$18,000
|
$18,000
|
$7,000
|
$9,000
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|
$13,000
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$11,000
|
$6,000
|
$7,000
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$16,000
|
$10,000
|
$6,000
|
$7,000
|
|
$1,185,000
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$65,000
|
$0
|
$18,000
|
$1,181,000
|
$66,000
|
$0
|
$31,000
|
|
$5,976,000
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$202,000
|
$0
|
$69,000
|
$5,965,000
|
$204,000
|
$0
|
$129,000
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|
$7,245,000
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$314,000
|
$11,000
|
$105,000
|
$7,236,000
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$321,000
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$13,000
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$181,000
|
|
858
|
23,000
|
118,000
|
141,858
|
2,179
|
29,000
|
115,000
|
146,179
|
|
972
|
—
|
—
|
972
|
2,470
|
—
|
—
|
2,470
|
|
707
|
33,000
|
—
|
33,707
|
1,708
|
42,000
|
—
|
43,708
|
|
$6,216
|
$7,222
|
$1,298
|
$14,736
|
$15,767
|
$9,309
|
$1,495
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$26,571
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|
|
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Cost Category
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Intercity Motorcoaches
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All Large Trucks and Intercity Motorcoaches
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|
Maximum Crash Severity
|
Total
|
Maximum Crash Severity
|
Total
|
|
Fatal
|
Injury
|
Property Damage Only
|
Fatal
|
Injury
|
Property Damage Only
|
|
Average Cost by Category (2009 Dollars)
|
|
$31,000
|
$12,000
|
$0
|
$3,000
|
$56,000
|
$24,000
|
$0
|
$5,000
|
|
$1,000
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
$1,000
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
$16,000
|
$5,000
|
$2,000
|
$3,000
|
$15,000
|
$13,000
|
$6,000
|
$7,000
|
|
$25,000
|
$11,000
|
$5,000
|
$6,000
|
$15,000
|
$11,000
|
$6,000
|
$7,000
|
|
$1,209,000
|
$17,000
|
$0
|
$5,000
|
$1,183,000
|
$60,000
|
$0
|
$23,000
|
|
$6,210,000
|
$88,000
|
$0
|
$26,000
|
$5,971,000
|
$191,000
|
$0
|
$93,000
|
|
$7,492,000
|
$133,000
|
$7,000
|
$43,000
|
$7,241,000
|
$299,000
|
$12,000
|
$135,000
|
|
38
|
6,000
|
23,000
|
29,038
|
3,075
|
58,000
|
256,000
|
317,075
|
|
46
|
—
|
—
|
46
|
3,488
|
—
|
—
|
3,488
|
|
0
|
11,000
|
—
|
11,000
|
2,415
|
86,000
|
—
|
88,415
|
|
$285
|
$798
|
$161
|
$1,244
|
$22,266
|
$17,342
|
$3,072
|
$42,680
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aSource for trucks: E. Zaloshnja and T. Miller, Unit Costs of Medium and
Heavy Truck Crashes (Calverton, MD: Pacific Institute for Research and
Evaluation, December 2006), web site http://mcsac.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/Dec09/UnitCostsTruck Crashes2007.pdf.
bCosts per victim updated from 2005 dollars to 2009 dollars using the gross
domestic product (GDP) deflator.
cCosts per crash updated from 2005 dollars to 2009 dollars using the GDP
deflator.
dCosts of emissions due to idling in roadway delays are currently estimated
to add $109 to $245 to the cost of a crash. See T. Flieger, A. Klauber,
J. Mantilla, and P. Zebe, Environmental Costs of Commercial Motor Vehicle
Crashes: Phase 2, Part 2, Estimation Report (Cambridge, MA: Volpe National
Transportation Center, March 2007), web site www.ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/CarrierResearchResults/WordFiles/ECCMVC%20FMCSA%20FINAL%20REV.doc.
eCosts of lost productivity and and lost quality of life based on a value
of statistical life (VSL) of $6.0 million (2009 dollars). See: J. Szabat
and L. Knapp, “Treatment of the Economic Value of a Statistical Life in
Departmental Analyses – 2009 Annual Revision” (Washington, DC: Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, March 2009), web site http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/policy/reports/VSL%20Guidance%20031809%20a.pdf.
fSource for intercity motorcoaches: E. Zaloshnja and T. Miller, Revised
Costs of Large Truck- and Bus-Involved Crashes, DOT-MC-02-200 (Washington,
DC: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, November 2002), web site
http://mcsac.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/Dec09/RevisedCostLargeTruckBusCrashes2002.pdf.
gCosts per victim updated from 2000 dollars to 2009 dollars using the gross
domestic product (GDP) deflator.
hCosts per crash updated from 2000 dollars to 2009 dollars using the GDP
deflator.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
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