@misc{10481/63246,
year = {2020},
month = {8},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/63246},
abstract = {The aim of this study is to analyse whether the economic resources invested in
roads—both investment in construction and expenditure on maintenance and conservation—have any
influence on road fatality rates. Since this is a complex problem, and because there are many factors
that can influence the fatality rate, other variables related to specific transport, socioeconomic and
meteorological factors are also considered. The study was carried out using a panel data model,
modelling road mortality as a function of 12 variables. The scope of the study is international,
focusing on the interurban road network. Data were collected from 23 European countries for the
period 1998–2016. The main results obtained are that both expenditure on road maintenance and
conservation and the proportion of motorways in the total road network contribute to reducing road
mortality. Contrariwise, greater investment in construction leads to an increase in the fatality rate.},
organization = {The authors wish to express their gratitude to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
for funding received for the project “INVERSIÓN EN CARRETERAS Y SEGURIDAD VIAL: UN ANÁLISIS
INTERNACIONAL (INCASE)”, reference RTI2018-101770-B-I00, within the State Programme for R+D+i Oriented
to the Challenges of Society.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Road safety},
keywords = {road accidents},
keywords = {road investment},
title = {Road Investment and Traffic Safety: An International Study},
doi = {10.3390/su12166332},
author = {Calvo Poyo, Francisco Javier and Navarro-Moreno, José and Oña López, Juan José De},
}