Safety Policy Considerations in Truck and Rail Freight Transportation by David J. Forkenbrock, Paul F. Hanley, 2002

(2002) Safety Policy Considerations in Truck and Rail Freight Transportation by David J. Forkenbrock, Paul F. Hanley, 2002. University of Iowa

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Abstract

Freight transportation contributes to the quality of people's lives by making a wide array of goods and services available To differing degrees, modes of transportation that move freight also produce social costs 1n that their operations affect the health and safety of people who travel, live, or work 1n prox1m1ty to the routes on which freight transportation operates It 1s good public policy for society to try to minimize any adverse effects of moving freight while ensuring that goods are moved effectively In this monograph, we focus on one of the most important social costs, crashes and related safety problems Crashes kill or 1nJure travelers and others and damage their property They also substantially reduce the efficiency of surface transportation We first compare truck and rad-the two primary transportation modes used to transport freight in the United States-in terms of their safety costs per mile traveled and person mile transported