Technical Paper
The Economic Costs to Society of Motor Vehicle Accidents
1983-02-01
830614
An estimate was made of the economic cost to society of motor vehicle accidents in 1980, including medical costs, productivity losses, property damage, legal actions, coroner expenses, emergency services, and insurance and public administration. Both total and unit costs were estimated for each of these categories. The sensitivity of the total was estimated for changes in the incidence of serious injury and for different discount rates.
